VIDEO: Warriors leave Grizzlies helpless with beautiful 'elevator doors' variation
The Golden State Warriors run some of the most beautiful sets in the league.
Their most famous one - save for the patented "Steph-back three" - is the elevator doors set. The play is contingent on a shooter bursting through a pair of screeners, who then close to form a wall that allows the shooter to wiggle free.
The Warriors have run this play for going on three years to get open looks for Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. However, the league has since adapted and teams anticipate the Warriors' trick play.
In response to that mounting defensive pressure, the Warriors have created crafty counters. On Friday against the Memphis Grizzlies, Golden State ran a variation of elevator doors that left the Grizzlies' defense in shambles.
The play opens with what looks to be an elevator doors set. The Warriors' two bigs are at the elbows with Thompson about to jet through. All eyes are on Thompson, as both Beno Udrih and Zach Randolph prepare for the ensuing action before the "doors" close.
However, at the last second, Thompson sets a back pick on Randolph, which frees Draymond Green for the layup.
A few seconds later, the Warriors ran the exact same thing for the exact same result. The Grizzlies were utterly helpless.