Have to assume he isn't playing game 2.
We have to figure out how to win without him. Obviously we are capable of that. Move the durn ball, fellas.
Yeah, offensive stagnation was the killer in game 1 - we win the game if we can get good, crisp movement and execution down the stretch. And Hayward is exactly the guy we need for those stretches when our offense lacks those things...he'll do a lot for us even at 60-75%.
Honestly I dont think having Hayward would have made ANY difference in game 1. The problem was a ton of iso for Kemba and Tatum, Hayward would have probably just ended up iced out of the offence stuck in the corner just like Smart, Brown, ect.
Don't get me wrong I'd rather have him than not, but we also dont know he is gonna look. It wouldn't surprise me if he's rusty after nearly five weeks off. We may need to be prepared for the possibility he doesn't actual help the team much his first few games. And it shoudln't matter, because even without hi the c's are in my opinion the better team even with Gordo. Just gotta figure out how not to stink in crunch time.