I can't say that the post game dialogue was "dominated" by the foul disparity.
I will say, obviously, the game was defensive struggle. Watch it again, the Warrior's defense was superb. The Celtics were ineffective from the field as the Warrior's D was tight. So many Celtics shots came with the clock expiring.
The Celtic's bench could do little against the Warrior's bench, Kerr used his "size" players really well and Stevens matched him man for man, but, C's bench struggled mightily.
It really was a playoff game.
This game was essentially the top offensive team in the NBA versus the top defensive team. In a high pitched playoff atmosphere, the defensive team on their court should have a slight advantage.
I feel that Stevens is a better coach that Kerr by a sliver.
The Warriors have a very talented team that is borderline historic in it's quality.
The Warriors were "supposed" to win last night. That is a heavy load against a top defensive team on their home court.
The two team's benches do not matchup well. The Warrior's have size and execute their defense at a high level. The Celtic's bench didn't have answers except for when Tatum finally started to commit.
Yea, the Celtics got a lot of foul calls and this related directly to one drive to the hoop after another...which made sense as they hit a barn from outside.
As fans we can be very confident about these.
Our team is not reliant on:
A streaky outside shooter having a big night.
Raining down record numbers of three point attempts.
Playing over their heads against more talented teams. (Yes, that was last year)
The Celtics players have fully bought in on defense. They are big enough and yes, young enough and athletic enough to maintain defensive pressure for four quarters.
Offensive teams can have an off night and are challenged against top defensive teams.
A great defensive team helps you weather a 31% shooting night and in high pressure, big money games? Has the advantage.