OAKLAND – The Warriors’ “Strength in Numbers” campaign got a makeover. The black and gold switched to the traditional team colors. The cursive grungy font straightened and bolded with a tilt.

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The Deets: The Clippers’ collapse is great news for the NBA The new look was on display for Game 2. During a break in play, the Warriors rolled out a flag the size of the court promoting the team’s philosophy. Though many surmised as much when the Warriors dumped their supporting cast in pursuit of Kevin Durant, the “Strength in Numbers” movement isn’t over. It just looks a little different.

It looks like Patrick McCaw starting a playoff game, playing a team-high 35 minutes and making the decision to give Durant more rest look genius.

It looks like the trio of centers — Zaza Pachulia, JaVale McGee and David West — combining for 33 points on 15 of 20 shooting.

It looks like Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson struggling with their threes and the Warriors still leading by double digits.

It took some time to get here, but the Warriors bench is better. Which means they upgraded their starting lineup and still were able to upgrade their bench.

It’s not as explosive as having Mareese Speights hitting threes and Leandro Barbosa on one-man fast breaks. But it is more reliable and better defensively.

And the real benefit of this bench: it doesn’t have to be that great.

This year’s cast of reserves averaged 32.8 points, slightly less than last year’s average of 33.7 points per game. But the current bench shot 52.5 percent, much better than the 47.4 percent from last season.

On defense, this year is much better. It allowed an average of 101.5 points every 100 possessions, fourth best in the NBA. Last year’s bench, which allowed 103.7, ranked 14th.

They shot virtually the same from 3 and are up the same number of minutes. So what was feared to have been lost turned out not to be.

The secret to the Warriors bench though isn’t the bench. It’s the proliferating of stars.

They are better because they are playing with two All-Stars pretty much at all times. Kerr isn’t doing the hockey subs, but piecing in the reserves around the the time slots of his best players.

This doesn’t just help Ian Clark, McCaw and McGee, who feast off the attention of whatever All-Stars they are playing with. It helps the veterans, too.

Andre Iguodala, a candidate for Sixth Man of the Year, is better. Shaun Livingston is better. David West is better. For the younger players, the stars cover their mistakes or prevent them all together. For the veterans, playing with Curry and Durant, or Draymond Green and Thompson, their talents are maximized.

West’s passing is illuminated when he is with players who can finish. Livingston’s post-up game flourishes in the space the stars create for him. Iguodala’s playmaking and versatility is magnified when he has great options on the court around him.

What’s more, the burden is lighter. They don’t have to carry so much weight because of the starters are so much better. They are good enough to preserve the starters in the early rounds and, ideally, keep the key players fresh for the latter rounds — when the rotation must be shortened.

The injury to Durant helped the reserves create a groove as they had to lean on chemistry and execution. Now, they are peaking at the right time — unlike last year’s unit that faded late.

If there is a concern about this bench, it’s whether they can keep it together. Livingston, Clark, West and McGee are free agents. Livingston might be sacrificed to re-sign Curry and Durant. Clark and McGee could end up being commodities on the market and get paid more elsewhere.

Strength in Numbers could be in for another makeover.