dang i wanted the warriors to lose. the more they lose the more it increases harden's chances for an MVP. curry also ads to his stats in an OT game
Klay didn't "shut down" Harden without help. That Warriors team has Iggy and DPotY dark horse Green with plenty of athletic wing players like Barnes or even Livingston on that team to switch. If you watched the Rocket - Warriors game, the Warriors were switching everything on the perimeter. They have three guys more than capable of picking up Harden on the perimeter at all times. Sure Klay was the primary defender but he was "glued" on to Harden like a Bruce Bowen, Ron Artest or Tony Allen would be. Klay is a good defender that is now, if not already, overrated on defense. He isn't a stopper like a Bowen or Artest, but he has the ability to be an above average defender, which he is. I don't consider him elite. Honestly, the Warriors are one of the best defensive teams in the league because they can switch everything on the perimeter. They have the collection of 6'7" to 6'9" to do it in Klay, Iggy, Green, Barnes, and Livingston with a great defensive big in Bogut and a great defesive scheme as well. No other team in the league has that collection of guys to switch everything on the perimeter. Klay is a part of it, but he isn't a primary reason like people believe him to be.
