The chemistry between Payton and Butler, beginning late in the second quarter, was crucial to making the offense blossom in the second half. Payton scored 12 points in the quarter on 6-of-6 shooting, mostly working near the rim. “Just playing behind the defense, being an outlet and making layups,” Payton neatly summarized. “Jimmy draws a lot of attention when he's driving to the rim, and Gary was able to find all the open spots in their defense,” Draymond Green said. “He was great cutting, rebounding the basketball, which was incredible. He did a great job of playing behind the defense, and Jimmy's always looking for the open man. If you're open, he's going to throw that pass every time. And G was open, and he found him four or five times.”
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