Steve Kerr of the Warriors highlights the serious problem that caused the slump against the Kings
The The Golden State Warriors seemed to have rebounded nice since their record-breaking loss against the boston celtics on monday, as they jumped out to a big early lead on the road against the sacramento kings on wednesday night.
The Warriors led the Kings 65-48 at halftime, but the second half was a completely different story. The Kings came back and used a late 10-0 run to knock off the Warriors 123-117 and continue their hot streak. After the game, the head coach of the Warriors Steve Kerr he pointed out the biggest problem in the collapse in the second halfvia 95.7 The Game.
“Traffic,” Kerr said. “The whole game was like that. Turnover in the third quarter. They were trapped in the first half, we trapped well and had wide looks and knocked down shots. We lost our composure in the second half. They turned up the pressure, but other than maybe two or three plays where they caught Steph (Curry) and rebounded, I thought almost every turnover was unforced. But sometimes when you get up to speed, you make bad decisions, and I thought that happened a little bit tonight.”
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The turnover battle was one of the most underdeveloped stats on the board in this one. The Warriors turned the ball over 19 times, leading to 27 of the Kings’ points, while the Kings turned it over just eight times for 16 points. In a game that was ultimately decided by six points, that makes a huge difference.
Dennis Schroder finished with five turnovers in just 21 minutes and Gary Payton II had four turnovers in 13 minutes. From a ball-handling secondary when playing with Curry, the numbers won’t get the job done.
The loss drops the Warriors below .500 at 21-22, and they are now out of the picture for Western Conference play. Golden State has really fallen off lately, losing four of their last 10 games and falling in the standings after a very hot start to the season. That’s it it’s unclear if the Warriors will be able to find any help on the trade market, but regardless of who is on the floor, they need to turn things around quickly if they want to make a push toward the playoffs.
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