The Golden State Warriors started Andre Iguodala instead of Andrew Bogut in Game 4.

"Starting Andre suggestion came from Nick U'Ren, youngest guy on the Warriors' staff (age 28). Everyone on staff has a voice in things," reported Strauss on Twitter.

Steve Kerr admitted to lying to the media about the decision during his postgame press conference.

"We made the decision this morning, and so when I was asked today, I think Tim (Kawakami) asked me if Bogut was starting, I lied. No, I did. I mean, I lied. I figure I have two press conferences on the day of the game, so I'm asked a lot of strategic questions.

"So my options were tell the truth ‑‑ and I was asked both at shootaround and before the game ‑‑ so if I tell the truth, it's the equivalent of me knocking on David Blatt's door and saying, hey, this is what we're going to do. I could evade the question, which would start this Twitter phenomenon: Who is going to start for the Warriors? Or I could lie. So I lied.

"Sorry, but I don't think they hand you the trophy based on morality. They give it to you if you win. So sorry about that."

U'Ren is special assistant to Steve Kerr and was previously an assistant video coordinator with the Phoenix Suns.

According to reporting from Yahoo's Marc J. Spears, U'Ren first brought the idea up after a team dinner following the Warriors' Game 3 loss.

"I went and brought it up at dinner to mixed reviews, which is fine and totally normal," U'Ren said.

U'Ren decided to continue to work on the idea and rewatch the first half of both Game 3 and 4 of last year's Finals when the San Antonio Spurs started Boris Diaw instead of Tiago Splitter against LeBron's Miami Heat.

"I just explained that they started Diaw instead of Splitter and starting Andre is something to consider," U'Ren said. "We wanted to tell him in time to watch the film for himself and make the decision."

Kerr liked the idea of increasing the game's pace.

"I didn't see the text until this morning," Kerr said. "I told him I liked it and we debated as a staff what the repercussions would be and what the rotation would look like. It was a great idea."