As if the injury to Kyrie Irving didn't hurt enough, Andrew Bogut and the Golden State Warriors have opened up Game 2 by causing further physical pain to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The bruising Aussie center is always game for physical interaction, and while the "dirty" label gets thrown around, he doesn't need to slyly lock arms beneath the basket to do damage. Having his head up and noticing when someone else doesn't represents a great opportunity for the former No. 1 pick to use his 245-pound frame with ill intent.
Iman Shumpert learned the hard way Sunday that knowing where Bogut is on the floor is a must. Rather than in the pick-and-roll or as part of one of the Warriors' characteristically masterful offensive sets, Shumpert found himself on the business end of a hard Bogut screen at half-court in transition.
Shumpert reacts as if he'd run into, well, a wall, and it gave Golden State a numbers advantage that led to Steph Curry free throws. Shumpert probably won't make the same mistake again, unless Bogut's screen fogged his memory.
