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Sengun is a fantastic offensive player, but asking him to gain an advantage for the offense every play without the ideal complementary spacing or creation on the floor is a lot to ask.
The Warriors knew making life hard for the Turkish big man was the key to deadening the Rockets, and so they poured most of their defensive resources into stopping him in the playoffs.
It resulted in a dip in efficiency from Sengun (1.27 points per shot in the regular season compared to 1.12 in the playoffs) and some truly disastrous offensive games for the Rockets. They lost Game 7 at home 103-89 while shooting 40.5% from the field and only making six 3-pointers.
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