Massive Adjustment: Steve Kerr Reveals New Lineup Plan After Loss to Lakers Plus Warriors’ Podcast
The Golden State Warriors have really struggled all season to find a starting lineup that really clicks. Last night against the Los Angeles Lakers, they tried another new starting lineup and it seems like they’ll be trying it again.
After the Warriors lost a heartbreaking game to the Los Angeles Lakers last night, head coach Steve Kerr revealed that he’ll continue playing Draymond Green at the center position along with Andrew Wiggins and Jonathan Kuminga. He believed it allowed the Warriors to have more ability defensively, noting that it was needed because of how high scoring has been around the league.
We’re a little past the halfway point of the season and the Golden State Warriors are running out of time when it comes to tinkering. It feels like regardless of what lineups the Warriors put out on the court, they find a way to blow leads late in the game that ultimately leads to their demise. Last night against the Lakers, they went scoreless for a crucial portion of the fourth quarter that ultimately led to the overtime. Despite whatever starting lineups this team runs with, they just have to do a better job of closing games.
The Golden State Warriors currently have a record of 19-24, three games outside of a play-in spot. This team really just needs to find a way to string together three or four wins in a row and it’ll actually have life.
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NBA admits refs missed Draymond foul on Steph’s go-ahead 3 vs. Lakers
Steph Curry’s final bucket of the Warriors’ crushing 145-144 double-overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night at Chase Center shouldn’t have counted, the NBA announced Sunday.
In the NBA’s Last Two Minute Report, the league wrote that Draymond Green should have been whistled for an offensive foul on a screen he set on Lakers wing Jarred Vanderbilt that freed up Curry to hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds remaining in the second extra period.
“Green (GSW) steps toward Vanderbilt (LAL) and he delivers the contact that dislodges Vanderbilt during the screen,” the NBA wrote.
Curry’s 3-pointer, which gave him a game-high 46 points in the contest, resulted in a brief 144-143 Warriors lead until LeBron James was fouled with 1.2 seconds remaining and made both free throws to ultimately give the Lakers the one-point win.
The frustration felt by Curry was evident moments after the loss when he ripped his jersey as he walked off the court. The spiraling Warriors have lost back-to-back one-point games at home and now sit at 19-24 with NBA MVP frontrunner Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers coming to town for a showdown Tuesday at Chase Center.
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