Explain: Jimmy Butler and Steph Curry punish switches to rub out Rockets

put your hands in the air like you just don't care

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In this episode, we analyze the tense ending from the Warriors' tight game against the Houston Rockets on 2025-02-13-GSW-HOU. We look at how Coach Steve Kerr's play-calling, including the 'Rub' and 'Angle Too Small,' and a surprise 2-3 zone called by Coach Jerry Stackhouse led to pivotal plays by Steph Curry and Jimmy Butler.

We also carefully audit the pattern language of celebration construction theories.

Co-starring Draymond Green, Moses Moody, Brandin Podziemski, Andrew Wiggins, Quinten Post, Pat Spencer, Trayce Jackson-Davis and Jackson Rowe. Also with Scoot Henderson, Jeff Green, Jae'Sean Tate and Jeenathan Williams.

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Bonus Video: 2024 Top 20 Warriors Celebration Audits

I often end my analysis videos with a mock-serious analysis of Warriors celebrations. By popular demand, I have finally compiled the best ones into one video. As a thank-you to subscribers, here are the Top 20 celebration audits from 2024.

• 00:07 2-5 BRK. Peer Pressure

• 01:08 2-12 UTA. Dap Parity

• 02:34 3-12 SAS. Trayce Dunks on Wemby

• 04:14 3-27 MIA. No I in TEAM

• 05:48 8-7. USA-Serbia Semis (from the banned Olympics E1P)

• 06:32 10-11 SAC. Flop

• 08:04 10-15 LAL. Quadruped I

• 09:16 10-18 LAL. Friendly Fire

• 10:17 10-23 POR. Quadruped II

• 11:36 10-29 NOP. John Threena

• 12:43 10-30 NOP. Theatrical Brandin

• 13:39 11-2 HOU. Slo Mo Euro

• 15:20 11-4 WAS. Demand the Manager

• 16:27 11-6 BOS. A Man of Infinite Swish

• 18:24 11-10 OKC. Stank Face Night Night

• 19:49 11-12 DAL. Which side to Night Night?

• 21:47 11-15 MEM. Kerr versus Ref

• 23:52 11-20 ATL. With and Without GP2

• 26:18 12-5 HOU. Steph and Dray chest bump JK

• 27:49 12-9 MIN. Dray's Night Night

• 28:48 12-21 MIN. Three Kings

Featuring:

• Gui Santos

• Lester Quinonez

• Trayce Jackson Davis

• Draymond Green

• Stephen Curry

• Brandin Podziemski

• Moses Moody

• Klay Thompson

• Kyle Anderson

• Jackson Rowe

• Anthony Edwards

• Derrick White

• Steve Kerr

• Tyrese Haliburton

• Jrue Holiday

• Eric Housen

• Gary Payton II

• Victor Wenbenyama

• Jerome Robinson

• De'Anthony Melton

• Quinten Post

• Pat Spencer

• Buddy Hield

• Jacob Rubin

• Lindy Waters III

• Andrew Wiggins

• Kevon Looney

• Jonathan Kuminga

• Jerry Stackhouse