OKC Thunder: To go small or big? Billy Donovan succeeding with multiple styles against the Warriors

The Thunder won Game 1 against the Warriors the way many figured OKC needed to in this series — going big and punishing Golden State's speed with size and escaping Oakland with a powerful nail-biter.

The Thunder won Game 3 in a complete opposite, and extremely unlikely, fashion — downsizing, dictating a faster tempo and boat-racing the Warriors deadly small-ball unit in a shocking fast-paced blowout.

Late Monday afternoon, the NBA announced Draymond Green would not be suspended for his below-the-belt kick of Steven Adams' groin. Judging on the 1-to-Patrick Beverley scale, the boos for Green in The Peake on Tuesday night may break records. The setup, and stakes, for Game 4 are thick and wildly entertaining.

But lost among the juicy off-court NBA drama is an interesting on-court development in this series. The lanky, talented, clicking Thunder have complicated preparations for the 73-win Warriors. Golden State coach Steve Kerr can plan for one version of the Thunder, but then he may get the other.