Curry gave Green a chance to kill, and the Warriors led by 47 minutes but lost, and Kerr made a surprising statement
The Warriors lost 112-113 to the Clippers on the road, and there was no tie in this game, with the Warriors leading by 22 points at most and the Clippers leading by only one point at most, and the only lead decided the game.
Paul George's unreasonable strong three-point shot helped the Clippers complete the overtake, Curry got a chance to kill, Leonard defended, Paul George and Wei Shao next to him stared at Curry, just at the moment when Wei Shao helped defend, Curry passed the ball to Green standing in the bottom corner, Green was in an empty position at this time, and no defender noticed him at all, but he was not able to complete the kill. This is a basketball game, as long as the ball is in the hero, the offense is reasonable but misses, then this is a failed tactic. Judging from Curry's state in the second half, even if the ball is thrown, it may not go in.
The Clippers and the Warriors played games in a row, and the Clippers played back-to-back games on the court, and the players were in a lot of different states, so they didn't beat the Warriors away from home, and this time the two sides stood on the same running line and got plenty of rest, so they couldn't use fitness problems as an excuse to lose. Actually, the Warriors have a reason to lose, Wiggins, Paul and Payton II are out of the game due to injury, but I think even if they all play, it will have little impact on the game, because Paul and Payton II are too short to play against opponents who have a forward advantage and are tall and long-armed.
The Warriors built a double-digit lead in the first quarter, with a gap of as much as 20 points at the most, and the Warriors had been leading until Paul George's shootout, but the victory was not theirs. In the last two minutes, the Clippers made several mistakes, Leonard and Paul George both made back pass errors, and the Warriors' problem was that they didn't score, Thompson, Curry and Green all got good chances, but they didn't hit key shots, and that's how Ku Chai Tong showed in the final moments of the game, unable to defend the opponent and unable to score himself. In the past, we would criticize the young players for not doing well, but in this game they have done well enough, but the core players are playing badly, and someone has to take responsibility for the loss, I think that person is Curry.
In this game, Curry's shooting percentage was particularly low, and in the last offense, he didn't take himself seriously, giving up forced shooting, which I think was the right choice. At that moment, Curry was facing two top defenders, Leonard and Westbrook, and if he shot, the possibility of being blocked and hitting the iron would be higher. I didn't criticize Curry because he gave Green the chance to shoot, but because he had a terrible second half and even one shot could have made a completely different difference. Yesterday Durant shot 1 out of 10 in the second half, and today Curry came to pay tribute, also shooting 1 out of 10 in the second half.
Even if it was Kerr's tactics in the end, and it wasn't Curry's temporary decision to pass the ball to Green, there would be nothing wrong with this offense. The Warriors' highest three-point shooting percentage this season is Green, who is close to the level of his career peak on the outside, and the bottom corner is still his relatively sure shooting area, and it can only be said that he did not complete the final shot.
Still, at the time, I wanted the superstars to have a showdown and Curry to do the final offense. If Curry can't shoot, Warriors fans can be convinced when they lose, because Curry is the first choice, but Green can't shoot, we will always have assumptions that if Curry, Thompson or even Moody will be more likely to achieve a stunner, I feel that this regret is much less than Green's inability to shoot.
Of course, we can't deny Green's contribution, he hit four three-pointers in this game and scored a season-high score, Green didn't have many black spots in this game, if there is still one person to blame for the loss, then Kerr is the most suitable person, what fans can't understand is to pause back and send four guards in the defensive round. Kerr's inexplicable change became the turning point of the game, causing the Warriors to lose more than once. I think Kerr is the most overrated coach, from the men's World Cup to this season, he has made countless mistakes, and the most unreasonable part is not that Green shoots, but that Kerr does not get out of class.
This season, the Warriors have been reversed by their opponents several times, and different mistakes have led to the same result, and the head coach has the most responsibility. The Warriors have fallen out of the top 10 in the West, and the schedule at the beginning of the season has been very favorable for them, playing at their home home and always facing opponents who have experienced back-to-back games, which means that the difficulties in the latter part of the season must be very high, and it is not alarmist, if the Warriors do not find a way to adjust, then they may not be able to make the playoffs.
There are only two options in front of the Warriors, one is to change the head coach and the second is to rebuild. This week, the Warriors suffered two 20-point reversals, and winning first and then losing became the norm for the Warriors. After the game, Kerr made another shocking remark, saying that he had led for 47 minutes and had let the victory slip away. Think the Clippers are a very talented team and have a great coach. Isn't it a joke that Tyronn Lue has become a good coach in front of Kerr?