The Warriors lost to the Pacers in overtime
The NBA is really a magical stage, today's Warriors and Pacers game, I believe that no one could have imagined that the Warriors could lose this game before the game began.
First of all, the Pacers, because of the delay in the flight, they have as many as 4 main players can not play, Brogoden, Levert, Sabonis Jr. will be absent from this game, and this is the Pacers back-to-back game, no matter from any point of view, the Warriors have to have the advantage, but did not expect that in the end they will lose in overtime.
The Warriors' problems surfaced
I don't know if you have found that after Green's absence due to injury, the Warriors' record has declined significantly, and Clay's comeback has not been able to substantially improve the strength of the team, but his appearance has inhibited the performance of other players in the team.
The most obvious of these were Wiggins and Poole, in fact, we can think of it at the time. After all, If Clay had to have some right to shoot, Poole and Wiggins would definitely be affected. Poole, in particular, is more focused on the team's defense, his playing time has dropped significantly, and today against the Pacers he only scored 5 points and 4 assists, shooting 1 of 7.
There is Wiggins, Kerr still put it in the starting position partner Clay, but I don't know why, how Wiggins and Clay coexist has become a problem that Kerr has to consider first.
Let's take a look at one of Wiggins' performances after Clay's comeback.
Wiggins scored 10 points on 3-of-9 shooting against the Cavaliers, 13 points on 5-of-12 against the Grizzlies, 16 points against the Bucks, and Wiggins scored 21 points in the absence of Klay. Wiggins scored 12 points on 4-of-11 shooting in the game against the Timberwolves.
This must not be an accident, and we can see with the naked eye that after Clay's comeback, Wiggins' overall performance has declined. In Green's absence, Kerr's first problem is how to make Clay and Wiggins play their due performance together.
Of course, Cole has been waiting for the moment, and he wants to give Clay more opportunities, hoping that he can get back to his original form as soon as possible in the game. Even though he believes that Klay is not back to the level of the peak before, he knows that if the Warriors want to go further this season, they must give Klay a chance, so he will sacrifice the performance of other players, which is why the Warriors' record has declined recently.
In fact, the current Warriors are doing whatever it takes to help Klay find the feeling of play, which is the real intention of their game. Losing a game isn't scary, and hopefully Kerr can find a solution to the problem as soon as possible, and this season's Warriors really have hope of success.