San Francisco — 3 games ago, jordan pool big and slow Drew Eubanks With the switch near the top of the key with 55 seconds remaining, Warriors to lead blazer at 3 points.
Eager to attack speed and an elusive mismatch, Poole attempted an oddly angled right-to-left back dribble that flowed into a left-handed drive. However, he began to move to the rim before completing his dribble.The ball flew out of his hands and went out of bounds.Caught by courtside fans Stephen Curryreactions to poorly timed mistakes. It was Poole’s seventh turnover of the night and kept Portland.
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Two games ago, Poole pushed into the frontcourt with 15 seconds left in regulation and the Warriors hawks One.he saw back pedaling Bogdan Bogdanovic I decided to attack him with a drive. But another frantic left-to-right dribbling move didn’t work.
Poole attempted a crossover as he entered Bogdanovic’s body. A slight bump knocked him off balance. Whistling was not enough. The ball flew out of bounds from his knee. This was his most significant of his six turnovers, with Atlanta regaining his 1-point lead with his 12 seconds remaining.
Wednesday night against piston, for the third straight game, Poole had possession of the ball in the final minute of a tight match. Three games in a row, he turned it over with a rushing dribbling move.
This is against exploitable Alec Burks in switch state. Down by 1 with 15 seconds remaining, the Warriors had plenty of time left on their clocks to make room for him to investigate. He tried to attack Burks with a slow-to-fast, right-to-left crossover, but the move was rushed again. He tripped during a change of pace and direction.the ball bounced to the right Killian Hayes For another significant turnover.
They may all have looked the same, but there was a big difference between Poole’s third turnover and the first two. The Warriors defeated the Blazers and Hawks. They snapped his fifth straight win on Wednesday night in a 122-119 loss to the league bottom Pistons, who had a potential six-game winning streak.
Late-game mistakes are put under a bigger microscope externally, and internally absorbed in harsher emotions when you lose. In the end, he didn’t die against Portland and Atlanta. It was the Detroit game. It wasn’t the only late-game mistake — draymond green ejected (controversially) and the Warriors defense lost Sadik Bey But it was an extension of the larger picture trend that ultimately plagued Poole and the Warriors.
The pool was tough. Right after the turnover, you could see it the moment he sank on the court in disbelief, and then he sat in his locker quieter than usual. Klay Thompsonin a rush, ceded control of its ownership and refused the switch attack of Isaiah Stewart Send Poole to Burks.
“I said in the locker room that there was a reason I threw the ball at him,” Thompson said. “Because he is. He is a clutch player. I remember missing two free throws from the opponent. nugget It’s my second year and I just left the arena in my uniform. I mean, we all have to go through it. Steph (Callie) went through it. Jordan, he’s the engine that drives us, so we’re going to continue to trust him with the ball in our hands. ”
The Warriors are 5-1 at this home stand and 6-4 since Curry went down with a shoulder injury.That’s more than enough and keeps them afloat long enough to provide competitive conditions for Curry, who appears to be targeting a return to open his next road trip scheduled for January 13th. San Antonio.
Poole has played a key role in all six wins without Curry. He scored his 43 with 14 out of 23 in his masterpiece performance in Toronto. He scored his 32 points in the third quarter in Memphis before his exit and helped build the lead the Warriors held.he against his 24 Hornets26 pairs jazz41 against the Blazers and 28 against the Hawks.
Not everything was clean and efficient. He needed 31 shots to score his 28 points against Atlanta. Since Curry left the lineup, he has had 49 turnovers in 10 games.When he forces an issue he can get a little messy and sloppy — and is placed in a major creating role without Callie or None Andrew Wiggins — he has to force matters for most of the game. Otherwise, the Warriors will not be able to generate enough points.
So Steve Kerr quickly redirected a question about Poole’s second half turnover issues to a larger assessment of what Poole is doing with an unprecedented level of offensive responsibility.
“He’s also hitting huge shots,” Kerr said. “He hit two big jumpers in the stretch. Jordan made a lot of big plays for us and helped us win a lot of games. At this stage in his career, it’s all a learning experience for him.He’s got a lot of experience in the late game.He made one mistake, but just before that he made two big wins. I made a shot, so I thought I played really well and played hard the whole game.”
Poole made a 20-foot step back after a sweet separation move against Burks with 3:21 remaining. That put the Warriors within two of him. He hit his 29-foot 3 with 2:28 left to put the Warriors within two of him again. Without either, they probably wouldn’t have had an issue with that turnover.
But that doesn’t make it less painful. Poole has a strong desire to be great, showing up in a big playoff moment and being rewarded this summer with his four-year, $123 million extension starting next season. He puts a lot of pressure on himself to respond. Thompson said he simmered down after failing against the Nuggets, but said young players always take it harder, and his career prospects have yet to land.
“Yes,” said Thompson. “Because you want to be so great every night. You have high expectations of yourself. I know Jordan does that. So do I. You just expect great things.” It’s unrealistic to be great every game, but you still want to be the best you can be, and when you go home after a game, you can handle it differently or this way. It doesn’t make you feel better when you feel like you are, but coping with the ups and downs and embracing the journey is part of being an athlete.”
This is profiled as a bad loss for the Warriors. Detroit has only won 11 games, two of them against Golden State. But they’ve survived enough clutch moments on this homestand that they won’t falter, they say he’s 20-19 and sands 8th in the West, just one game away from 5th.Wiggins could return as early as Saturday magicCallie may be back late next week.
That’s part of the reason they gave off an optimistic tone after the game and endorsed Poole.
“We’ve been telling our players over the last few weeks that we’re proud to have taken the fort,” Kerr said. “It was tough tonight, but given the state of our roster we won five of our first six home games, we are fighting night after night, scraping and scratching. So it was a tough, tough loss, but like I said, I am most proud of the group as a whole.”
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