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Kendra AndrewsESPN
SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State WarriorsFeeling good going into the Thursday night matchup against The Indiana Pacers. To boost morale following a difficult road trip, they held a Chase Center home run derby the day before and were eager to build momentum from their dominant win over The Pirates. Detroit PistonsTwo days before.
They were able to feel the positive energy evaporate as soon as they took the court against Indiana’s depleted team. 121-117 Loss in overtime
The 16.5-point favorite team entered the game as the third-largest upset during the Steve Kerr era. Kerr assumed all responsibility.
Kerr said, “I blame my self, number one.” “I don’t believe I did a good job in preparing the team for play.”
The Pacers were without four top scorers, including forward Domantas SabonisStarting guards Malcolm BrogdonAnd Caris LeVertThey are easier to see. However, they only shot 41.9 per cent from the 3-point line.
Kerr also blamed himself for Golden State’s last defensive possession of regulation, in addition to their overall preparation. Justin Holiday escaped Stephen CurryWith just enough time left,’s defense caught the ball at the right elbow on the 3-point line. They then hit the shot to tie it and force overtime.
Kerr explained that he was not telling his players to foul Holiday. Isaiah JacksonHoliday was assisted on the shot by. “So this was my night of stinking it up.”
Curry, however, didn’t put all the blame on his coach for Holiday’s play.
Curry said, “I only looked at the ball for two seconds.” “Holiday made an excellent cut and took a shot. If we had fouled, I’m sure there would have been that conversation. He was too open-minded and I was a little slow. I was trying to protect the inbounds, and got caught looking.”
Curry answered a question about Kerr taking responsibility for Thursday’s defeat.
Kerr said, “I think it’s part of the culture.” Kerr said, “We all have the tendency to look at ourselves and see what we could have done differently.”
The Warriors shot poorly on Thursday, in addition to their defensive breakdowns. They were only 9-of-42 (21.4%) from beyond a arc, including 1-of-9 during overtime. They were tied for second in overtime with eight missed 3s.
Curry was 6-of-16 with 3-pointers, finishing the game with a record 39 points in 44 minutes. Curry was only 3-of-26 for the Warriors, which is just 11.5%, the third-worst percentage of Curry’s 3-point shooting since 2014-15.
Curry stated that he approves of almost every 3-pointer the Warriors took, despite the numbers. Curry blamed the Warriors’ inability of execution more than anything.
Curry stated, “It was our execution for simple stuff that we know to be our bread and butter, but we didn’t execute very well.” “We came down. I called it play, but we didn’t execute it well. It was anti-possession. We as players must hold each other accountable. We can control the little things. We cannot control what happens after a shot is made, or if it’s missed. But we can control how execution goes.
The Warriors will now enter the second night in a back-toback. Klay ThompsonAnd Andre IguodalaCurry was to be rested and Curry would play 44 minutes.
Kerr has 24 hours to correct what he claimed he did wrong Thursday and get his team ready.