SUMMARY
- The Golden State Warriors lost their recent game against the Dallas Mavericks.
- Steve Kerr opined that Steph Curry made the correct play during the final possession of the game.
Steve Kerr had a lot to say about Steph Curry, and Klay Thompson after the Golden State Warriors suffered a loss in their most recent game. As the majority of NBA fans should be aware, the Warriors currently hold the 10th position in the Western Conference and are in danger of missing the postseason. As a result, the team has been playing with a higher level of intensity as of late.
While one might assume that Curry and the Warriors would be able to defeat the Dallas Mavericks without Luka Doncic, the Mavs ended up winning their recent matchup. After the game had concluded, Warriors coach Steve Kerr was interviewed and questioned about the final series of events that led to his team’s loss. Now that the context has been provided, fans might be interested in hearing Kerr’s thoughts on the subject.
Steve Kerr credits Steph Curry for making the right play vs the Mavs
Fans who were able to watch the game between the Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks will know that it was very close and went down to the wire. After the Mavs took a 2-point lead with less than 5 seconds left in the match, the Warriors had mere seconds in order to get off a quality shot to win the game. The moment Steph Curry received the ball, he was instantly double-teamed by PJ Washington and Kyrie Irving.
This was a situation that most players across the league would have struggled to adapt to. However, Kerr opined that Steph made the right play in that situation and deserves no criticism.
Upon being double-teamed, Steph Curry threw a pass to Chris Paul who whipped it to a relatively open Klay Thompson for a game-winning 3. Unfortunately, Klay failed to knock down the shot as the Warriors ended up losing.
Did the Warriors make the right decision by trusting Klay Thompson for the game-winner?
Steph Curry is clearly the best player on the Warriors and scored 28 points going into the final possession of the game. One could argue that the Mavs made the right call in doubling him. After all, they forced the rest of the Warriors to make a pressure-filled shot in that situation.
In any case, this one game doesn’t change the Warriors’ situation by much. They are still 2 wins behind the 9th-seeded Lakers and will have to go through 2 play-in games in order to qualify for the playoffs this season.