Five things we learned from the Warriors' 104-91 victory over the Cavaliers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Sunday at Oracle Arena:

1. Stephen Curry is Stephen Curry again.

Thirty-seven points, 13 of 23 from the field overall, seven of 13 from behind the arc, 17 points in the fourth quarter on five-of-seven shooting -- Game 2 seems like such a long time ago. That was when Curry's skid had reached 35.4 percent over four outings, the last two of the Western Conference finals against the Rockets into the first two against the Cavaliers. In the three since, Curry is a combined 51.7 percent, including 54.5 on threes.

And a couple shots that will go on the permanent Finals highlight reel, plus forever be part of the Curry legacy of the Warriors win either of the next two for the title. Pound the ball, flick it behind his back, mix in a crossover, all to create space and keep defenders off balance, then snap off a three-pointer on the right side. Twice.

So much for the questions about how much trouble Matthew Dellavedova's defense is causing Curry.

"Yeah, people were saying that," Golden State teammate Draymond Green said. "I never really got off into it. Maybe Steph had an off game or two. That's basketball. I'm taking Steph in any match up. So (Dellavedova) was hounding and physical, dirty. It's a fine line. Whatever you want to call it. He do what he do, but I was going with Steph no matter what, and I'm still rolling with Steph no matter what."

2. It's normal ball now, not small ball.

First, there was Andrew Bogut being benched in Game 4 to put Andre Iguodala in the Golden State starting lineup and shift 6-7 Draymond Green to center, a potential turning-point move by coach Steve Kerr, depending how the series turns out. Then both teams took it to the next level Sunday: no one taller than 6-8 on the court for a stretch in the first quarter. The Warriors used Shaun Livingston, Leandro Barbosa, Stephen Curry, Green and Iguodala, the Cavaliers played LeBron James, Iman Shumpert, Mike Miller, J.R. Smith and James Jones, and it turned out to be anything but temporary.

That specific lineup maybe, but by the end of the night, Cleveland's starting center, Timofey Mozgov, had logged all of nine minutes while Bogut did not play at all and Bogut's backup in a conventional lineup, Festus Ezeli, got three minutes. For all the coach-speak through the decades that teams shouldn't make drastic departures down the stretch after playing a certain way the majority of the season, two teams are bending the logic at the same time. Bogut was second-team All-Defense, an important facilitator on offense and along with Green that keys to the Warriors' edgy attitude, and now he spends all of the biggest game of the season on the bench.

Kerr noted how "it's not a series for bigs right now the way everything has unfolded" and added, "I think I gave Bogs four minutes the other night. I gave Festus three. But the reality is this is a small series, and it works well for us. We're comfortable with this style."

3. Andre Iguodala, playmaker.

That much we already knew, except from a previous life, when Iguodala was a 76er, two teams ago, and often counted on the initiate the offense as well as defend. As a Warrior in 2014-15, he is a reserve and so all about defense that Kerr continued to shovel heavy minutes in his direction even as Iguodala struggled to hit shots from the perimeter during earlier rounds and Sunday even struggling from the free throw line when he missed nine of 11 attempts.

The reminder Sunday, as part of a very good series for him, was Iguodala contributing seven assists against zero turnovers in 42 minutes. If it wasn't an original revelation, it was a moment for re-learning.

4. Timofey Mozgov turned into a superstar.

That's the way it seemed after the game, when Cavaliers coach David Blatt was peppered with questions about playing Mozgov nine minutes one game after the starting center hit the Warriors for 28 points and 10 rebounds.

It was because the Cavs wanted to matchup with Golden State's small lineup, Blatt explained, a few times, feeling supported in the strategy decision by the fact that Cleveland stayed in the game until very late.

Yeah, another question would be volleyed back to Blatt, but 28 and 10 to barely getting in.

And the Cavaliers got 28 and 10 from Mozgov and still lost, Blatt answered.

Blatt never lost his composure. But that was a lot of repetitive questions about Timofey Mozgov.

5. The Warriors are properly locked in.

It wasn't the perfect game mentally, but there is no question Golden State is playing with a champion's focus that had been missing earlier in the series, not to mention enough other times earlier in the playoffs to raise concerns about their energy level. The Cavaliers challenged the Warriors on the scoreboard most every night and Kerr verbally challenged them in the wake of the Game 2 loss at Oracle underlined by the reality that Cleveland was simply playing harder than the favorites.

The response has been as critical as any Curry shot. No longer are the Cavaliers the only team with the requisite mental toughness and hustle. No longer are the Warriors trying to keep up. They are back in front.

Scott Howard-Cooper has covered the NBA since 1988. You can e-mail him here and follow him on Twitter.

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