Every team in the NBA steals from others, “it’s a copycat league” is a cliché for a reason. That is especially true when assistant coaches jump from one team to another, often taking pet plays and things that worked well with them.
For example, years ago Alvin Gentry jumped from Doc Rivers’ Clippers’ staff to Steve Kerr’s Warriors staff (and eventually to his own team with the Pelicans... for now). That’s one reason you see a lot of similarities between what the Clippers and Warriors run.
Ethan Strauss of the Athletic asked Rivers about that and got a great answer.
The Clippers and Warriors could be a first-round matchup.
The challenge in beating the Warriors is not knowing what they want to do but stopping it — even if you defend a play perfectly Kevin Durant will just rise up and shoot over the top of the defense, or Stephen Curry will bomb from deep over the top, and it doesn’t matter. Talent and execution win out.
But the Warriors do run some good stuff, and Doc Rivers recognizes it.