Arguably most talented team in NBA history getting whupped on their home floor. Time to injure the opposing team's best player. Zaza knew exactly what he was doing if you watch that replay.
Warriors are a ****ing disgrace. The hardest road, people.
The Warriors hater in me surely believes that hack center intentionally moved into Leonard's jump shooting space. At the very least, he should have known better. Anybody that plays this game long enough knows that there's a high probability that a jump shooter might land on your foot if you slide under them while contesting a shot. And it's easy to claim innocence after the fact because you don't have to look directly at what you're doing as you're doing it. Bruce Bowen comes to mind as someone that used the tactic on more a few occasions.
I told my brother in law that, when completely healthy, the Spurs are a better team than Golden State and would win this series. Well, I looked like a smart guy for 2 1/2 quarters. Even w/o Tony Parker, the Spurs looked every bit of the better team. Losing a 2-way all-star like Leonard (and top 3 player overall) is bound to hurt anyone -- as well as give life to the opposition. The Warriors deserve credit for making the comeback, but let's be real -- it wasn't headed that direction until Leonard's departure. They went on an 18-0 run right after.
Just like the 2015 Finals, the Warriors just might benefit from key injuries to their opponents best players. IMO, they had a good chance of losing the 2015 Finals had Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love been healthy for the entirety (Cavs were up 2-1 w/o them) and I believe the Spurs would have won this series (maybe they still could).
From my POV, the Warriors can only beat another elite team if they are on the winning end of the injury factor.