Regardless of many lauding the Warriors’ depth this season, it appears as if the staff nonetheless can’t shut out video games successfully with out Steph Curry.
Golden State had each alternative to win towards OKC on Wednesday evening, however dropped the sport 105-101.
Steve Kerr tried to focus primarily on the positives, however there positive had been plenty of low lights.
“We had been terrible within the first quarter,”Kerr mentioned. “However I liked all the things I noticed the final three quarters. The power, the protection, the rotations. Guys had been flying round with plenty of good particular person contributions. That’s our staff. That’s who we’re.”
The fourth quarter was one to neglect because the staff endured scoring droughts that went for over 5 minutes. Yikes.
With lower than six minutes to play, Kyle Anderson scored a layup and put the Warriors in entrance 96-93, however all momentum was quashed after they proceeded to overlook the following 14 pictures.
“I didn’t assume we made nice choices down the stretch, the final 5 minutes,” Kerr mentioned. “It’s pick-and-roll time late within the recreation, and with Steph out it makes it a bit of trickier on our staff.”
Draymond Inexperienced took plenty of the blame for the loss and lack of hustle from the Warriors offense – rightly or wrongly.
“Simply acquired to quiet down and ensure we get into one thing,” Inexperienced mentioned. “Get into some units. We had been a bit scattered, and that’s on me.
“When the sport will get to that time, someone has to sluggish the sport down and get us right into a set. I’m the veteran on the market. I’m the one with essentially the most expertise on the market. So, I’ve acquired to get my head out of my ass, go get the ball and get us right into a set. One thing that may be useful for all of us.”
“All people needed it. JK was attending to the outlet; he needed it. [Wiggins] acquired into the paint a pair occasions; he needed it. [Podziemski] did as nicely. However our spacing wasn’t appropriate, in order that they had been capable of collapse on the paint. And we don’t have the correct kick-outs as a result of our spacing wasn’t proper as a result of we weren’t moving into something. It was simply guys making performs themselves.”
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