Through five Western Conference finals quarters, PJ Tucker had two total points, both free throws. He’d found only three shots, all three with a defender bearing down on him. He made zero.



But then the second quarter of Game 2 started, the sixth quarter of the series, and suddenly Tucker found himself in the clear on almost every possession — breakdowns galore, which meant corner 3s galore, the dangerous location that Tucker, the human boulder, typically stations on offense.



The Warriors’ veteran-laced start of the second quarter unit — Klay Thompson, Shaun Livingston, Andre Iguodala, Draymond Green and David West — survived on the defensive end this season. In 139 minutes together, they had a measly offensive rating of 102.7. But they still outscored teams by 28 points because of a defensive rating of 89.0, a huge plus for a team that sits its two MVPs at the same time.



But a problem: Starting Iguodala has jumbled up the typical...