Looney dominates boards against Cavs’ massive frontcourt originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
Understandably, Sunday night’s Warriors game was all about Klay Thompson’s long-awaited return to the Warriors’ lineup. However, there was an extremely promising development from another member of the Warriors’ starting five that deserves some attention.
Against one of the NBA’s most athletic frontcourts, Kevon Looney pulled down a career-high 18 rebounds in the Warriors’ 96-82 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
“As important as he’s been all year,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said in response to a question from NBC Sports Bay Area’s Monte Poole about Looney’s importance on Sunday night. “He’s just been a rock for us, he’s just been so solid, he just doesn’t get much notoriety because he’s not a flashy player but he sets our screens for our guards, he anchors our defense with Draymond and he’s an incredible rebounder, he just controlled the glass tonight, gave us a ton of second-chance…