Why don't you call a timeout? Kerr himself gives the answer! Curry reveals the fatal mistake Kuminga: People make mistakes

On January 26, Beijing time, the NBA regular season competition continued, the Warriors sat at home to face the King, and the two teams quickly launched an offensive battle at the beginning Under the leadership of the combination, the score was firmly bitten, and the suspense of the game was maintained until the last moment, and at the decisive moment, Kuminga's shot was blocked by Barnes, but Huerter missed two free throws, and Curry made a fatal mistake and was stealed by Fox, and the suspense of the game ended, and finally the Warriors lost 133-134 Kings.

For the Kings, Warriors veteran Barnes was undoubtedly the biggest contributor to the win, Barnes played 40 minutes, 14 of 24 shots, 7 of 12 three-pointers, and got 39 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block.

Barnes' 39 points in a single game set a career-high scoring record, beating the 36 points he scored against the Trail Blazers in 2021.

Speaking about the game, Barnes said: "It feels great! We want to start the road with a win and tonight we fought for 48 minutes and it was a very important game for us. ”

On the other hand, for the Warriors, Curry's form has improved, playing 36 minutes, 13 of 26 shots, 6 of 14 three-point shots, and 33 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

It's a pity that Curry made a fatal mistake at the critical moment, and the Warriors, who were 1 point behind at the end of the quarter, had a chance to kill, but Curry was caught by the Kings, not only failed to shoot, but also made a dribbling error and was directly stealed by Fox, and the game ended the game.

Compared with Curry's fatal mistake, what is even more puzzling is why the Warriors didn't call a timeout to rearrange tactics when Curry was obviously caught and had no chance, and Warriors coach Kerr gave the answer himself after the game.

When Kerr was asked a question after the game, Kerr said, "I believe these guys!"

Kerr continued: "We've been together for a long time and we love the chaos in the final moments of the game, the defenders can't make tactics or substitutions, but tonight was a sleepless ending. ”

Kerr then spoke at length about the final round.

"We got the tactics we wanted, Curry and Dream were at the top of the arc and the other players had a good distribution of space, and I thought Dream would be able to score with Curry in the trap, but Curry couldn't pass the ball to Dream, they did a great job of packing, and after the game, I was thinking I could have called a timeout, but it was a tough decision because I've seen them play in that situation countless times." Only this time it didn't work out. ”

When talking about why there was no timeout in the last round, Curry said after the game: "Before Huerter made a free throw, I talked to the coach about not calling a timeout, our original plan was that the team would fall behind by three points, and when he missed two free throws, Klay grabbed the key rebound, and we immediately decided to play directly, because it was already a mess, we wanted to see the opponent's defensive strategy in the first half, Kuminga handed the ball to me, and it was time to call a timeout." ”

Curry then talked about his turnover, Curry said: "I should have looked at the coach, my responsibility, I should have called a timeout, and I missed, it was chaotic, we tried to attack directly, but that's the way it is, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. ”

In the post-match interview, Kuminga was also asked about it.

"I mean things are unpredictable, people make mistakes, and Curry is one of the GOATs," Kuminga said. ”

Kuminga played 30 minutes and 11 seconds in the game, made 12 of 19 shots, scored 31 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, including 31 points to set a new personal single-game scoring high, and scored 20+ in 5 consecutive games to set a personal career longest record.

In the last five games, Kuminga has averaged 25.6 points and 6.2 rebounds in 28.4 minutes per game, shooting 65%, 56% and 81% from three.

It is worth mentioning that this is the first time since April 2023 (Curry/Poole) that two Warriors players have cut 30+ on the same court.