Warriors’ big man Kevon Looney explains how he’s become adept at rebounding Steph Curry and Klay Thompson misses, as rare as they may be.
SAN FRANCISCO — How do you become an elite rebounder when two of your teammates are among the NBA’s best shooters ever?“I’ve kind of got it down to a science,” Looney said ahead of Monday’s Game 5 against the Celtics.
How Curry and Thompson shoot likely will determine if the Warriors will win their fourth NBA championship. How Looney rebounds their misses — and those of the Celtics and other Warriors — is also greatly factoring into the equation. And he had 22 rebounds there when the Warriors eliminated the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 6 of the conference semis.
“They’re some of the greatest shooters ever, so they’re not going to have a lot of bad misses,” Looney said. “So it’s just knowing where their misses are going to go to, knowing when Steph is going to drive and shoot a step-back. “I know Steph’s going to make it so I don’t have to go some time,” Looney added. “A lot of times he gives you a hint, because he just turns around before it goes in. Usually when he does that, it goes in.”
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