Steve Kerr drops ‘demoralizing’ truth bomb after 40-point loss to Celtics

The Golden State Warriors entered their matchup against the Boston Celtics on Monday with a bit of a weak hand. Draymond Green was sidelined with a calf injury, Jonathan Kuminga is out with an ankle injuryand Kyle Anderson and Brandin Podziemski were also out with injuries. Amid the absences, the Warriors were humiliated by the Celtics and the head coach, 125-85 Steve Kerr was honest in his assessment after the gameaccording to 95.7 The Game.

“We just take it week by week. We have Sacramento on Wednesday, and we have to throw this one in the toilet and get ready for Sach,” Steve Kerr said. “We’ve been very competitive all year. Our guys fought back, but we had a handful of these where we were just blown away. These are demoralizing. The most important thing for me is that our boys forget his. We have a day off tomorrow and then be ready to head to Sacramento on Wednesday.

With the loss, the Warriors fell to 21-21 and snapped a two-game winning streak. On the other hand, the Celtics improved to 30-13 and extended their lead over the Knicks for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 18 points, and Moses Moody finished with 13 points off the bench. No other Golden State player scored in double figures.

Meanwhile, the Celtics had six players in double figures, including Jayson Tatum with 22 points, Kristaps Porzingis with 18 points in his return to the lineup, Jaylen Brown with 17 points, Peyton Pritchard and Sam Hauser with 14 and 11 points respectively. bench, namely Jrue Holiday with ten points.

It was an uphill battle for the Warriors, who initially started the 2024-25 season 12-3. They went 9-18 since that strong start. As the NBA trade deadline approaches, The Warriors have been mentioned as a team that could upgrade their roster.

Some names that have been floated include Kelly Olynyk, Jonas Valanciunas, Nikola Vucevic and Robert Williams III in terms of potential frontcourt improvements.

The Warriors were also linked to Lauri Markkanen and Paul George in the offseason, but reportedly didn’t want to part with their young players in a potential trade.

David Iapkowitz is a basketball reporter for ClutchPoints, covering men’s and women’s NBA, WNBA and NCAA basketball news. The Los Angeles native has op-eds with Basketball Insiders, SB Nation and The Next Hoops.