If I was to guess on his tactics, I would say he did it as a precaution in case the series went to 3 games., but executed it backwards, don't get me wrong it could still work.
Neanderthals probably felt confident about their home-court advantage.
I think the other little mistake Neanderthals made
was not noticing that Mighty Moose Rockets may be coming in with a better GE than them and that could upset their home court advantage.
Clearly, Neanderthals put themselves in hole and if their opponent has enough GE and PCT them, that could be it.