Warriors Key Star Player Slams Warning to Amid Another Losing Streak…
Following the Golden State Warriors’ third straight loss—132-122—to Luka Doncic at home on December 30, when they fell to 11th in the Western Conference, a dejected Stephen Curry made a low-key appearance in front of the media.
Coach Steve Kerr of the Warriors changed up his starting lineup, starting rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis to strengthen their defense and adding Chris Paul to assist Curry, who was having a shooting slump.
However, the action did not have the anticipated outcome.
Following the defeat, Curry told reporters, “It’s the nature of this team.” It has sort of come to pass over the course of the year. We’ve done a lot of testing. Some against their will. Some of us are trying to figure out who we are and how to play to our strengths, but we haven’t figured that out yet.
Curry led the Warriors in scoring, but he still had trouble getting into a groove. He only made 9 of 25 shots from the field, but he finished with 25 points. Curry’s shooting percentage during this Warriors three-game losing streak is an unusual 31% both from the field and from deep.
It’s getting harder to watch the Warriors lineup change every time.
“It is undoubtedly frustrating. There are 32 games left. And any good team that is a legitimate contender can typically respond to that query. So, before it’s too late, we must undoubtedly reach that point. Curry cautioned
Big Games to Open New Year
With a record of 15–17, the Warriors trail the Houston Rockets by one game for the final play-in spot.
The Warriors will begin the new year with back-to-back difficult games before a very winnable game against the Detroit Pistons, the worst team in the league, on January 5. The Warriors have lost the first two games of their current seven-game homestand.
But will they have enough energy left to take on the lowly Pistons on the second night of a back-to-back schedule that includes games against the reigning champion Denver Nuggets on January 4 and the up-and-coming Orlando Magic on January 2?
The Magic have the length and size that oftentimes made the Warriors uncomfortable this season. The Nuggets beat Kerr’s perfectly laid-out plan last week with Nikola Jokic’s 18-of-18 trip at the foul line and Jamal Murray’s brilliance in crunch time.
Steve Kerr Questions Warriors’ Grit
Steve Kerr knows what ails the Warriors as they continue to break down in moments they were so used to winning in the past.
After the defeat, Kerr told reporters, “We haven’t found that grit that every good team needs where you pull together and you just play for the group.” “We haven’t arrived yet. That presents a challenge. We have some amazing guys. I’m in love with all of them. But we’re going to be stuck here until this team truly gels in a way that is committed to winning every single game.”
Even with the correct diagnosis, though, he is struggling to recover from the injuries that have been plaguing the once-dynasty this season, including Saturday night’s game against the Mavericks.
Kerr said, “The defense struggled all night.” “They scored 132 points, and we were unable to stop them at all.” In terms of offense, we were OK. You should be good because you scored 122.
Will Kerr use a different starting lineup in 2019?