Pluto had this:
Coach J.B. Bickerstaff said he challenged Garland and his team’s other guards to help on the boards. Utah loves the 3-point shot, takes 40 a game – second most in the NBA. When the Jazz miss, that creates long rebounds. Earlier in the trip, Golden State hurt that Cavs by grabbing those long rebounds and loose balls. That irritated Bickerstaff. He warned against a repeat in Salt Lake.
5. So Garland ran down 10 rebounds. Fellow guard Lamar Stevens had seven boards. The Cavs owned the boards, 50-32.
One good thing that came out of the loss to the Warriors was the wake-up call those 22 offensive rebounds put on the Cavs. With our tall front line I feel our guards think there's no need for them to help out on the defensive glass, but they really need to, especially against teams that jack up a lot of 3's.
The Warriors opened the door with an unusually bad shooting night from deep, but the Cavs were unable to prevent them from getting 22 extra possessions after missed shots. Lots of shots banged off the rim and it seemed the W's came up with every long rebound while Looney grabbed most of the short ones.
I'm hoping the Cavs continue to stress giving the bigs some help on the defensive glass. I think preventing second chance scoring opportunities is more important than having guards leaking out for two-man fast breaks.