On Monday evening, the Brooklyn Nets handed the Golden State Warriors a shock 128-120 defeat at home.
For the second straight game, they blew a lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Many fans were upset with head coach Steve Kerr.
“Steve Kerr is an unbelievably overrated coach man,, whn will ya’ll ever learn????”, one fan wrote
“Warriors lead the Nets by 18 points with just over 8 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. Steve Kerr then sat Steph Curry for the next 9 minutes of game time. Threw the game away.”, another posted
“Kerr and Podz might be the biggest problem of this squad”, a third fan wrote
“I just don’t get it what Kerr is doing.. today’s loss is all on Kerr.”, a fourth wrote
“Ask Kerr about resting Steph and closing w Podz instead of moody”, a fifth posted
“Steve Kerr hasn’t developed any players since becoming a coach. He only inherited proven players in Curry, Klay and Dray.”, a sixth wrote
“Classic Steve Kerr taking out Steph while he’s hot and they have a chance to put the game away…not putting him back in until the other team gets hot, takes the led then expects to put him back in after sitting and thinks it’ll be enough…smh lol”, a seventh posted
“The first step of fixing this team, is getting rid of Steve Kerr…He is the root of all the problems”, another wrote
The Warriors will resume action on Wednesday when they host the Oklahoma City Thunder.
They are the second seed in the Western Conference with a 12-5 record in 17 games.
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Steve Kerr’s Honest Statement After Warriors disappointing loss to Nets
The Golden State Warriors have suffered very disappointing defeats in their last two games where they had double-digit leads.
On Saturday night, they blew a 17-point lead against the San Antonio Spurs, and last night they blew an 18-point lead against a shorthanded Brooklyn Nets team.
After the game, Kerr addressed the back-to-back collapses.
“Felt like we lost juice again,” Kerr said.
“Not a lot of energy. Not a lot of force.”
Just a few days ago, the Golden State Warriors were the dominant number-one seed in the Western Conference. Now, in the past week, the team has lost three out of its last five games. Regardless, Kerr knows not to overreact, but also take the losses seriously at the same time.
“You don’t want to overreact, right?” Kerr said.
“Two games ago, everyone was feeling great. We were 12-3. We’ve had big leads in late third in both games. We have to address what’s happened in these last two games. I don’t think it’s a fatigue thing. I think it’s an execution thing.”
The Warriors gave up 41 points in the fourth quarter to a very depleted Brooklyn Nets team on Monday night. While it’s unacceptable for any championship team to do that, the team just needs to turn it into a learning experience. Every team has bad losses, and learning from them is what matters — the Warriors know that better than anyone.
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Curry Makes NBA History in Heart-breaking Warriors-Nets Showdown
Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry established himself as the greatest shooter in NBA history a long time ago. The NBA’s all-time leader in made three-pointers, Curry is continuing to put that record further out of reach.
While Curry has been open about pursuing a fifth championship, and that being the only goal on his mind at this stage of his career, the superstar point guard continues to make history with his individual milestones. Still one of the NBA’s best players at this stage of his career, Curry is not done rewriting the record books.
In the first quarter of Monday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, Curry made NBA history by becoming the first player ever to reach 3,800 career three-pointers.
Curry made three of his four three-point attempts in the first quarter, finishing the frame with nine points. The Warriors are coming off a frustrating loss to the San Antonio Spurs, and are looking to bounce back against a Nets team that does not have quite the same expectations as Golden State.
Even with their loss to the Spurs, the Warriors entered play on Monday tied with the OKC Thunder atop the Western Conference standings. The two teams began play around the same time on Monday, and with identical 12-4 records.
