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Kendra AndrewsESPN
Salt Lake City – The Golden State Warriors lead the Utah Jazz by 4 points with 13.3 seconds remaining. They turned back after he trailed by 12 points in the third quarter. Stephen Curry, draymond green When Andrew Wiggins.
But what happened in the next 13 seconds gave the Warriors a headache after a 124-123 loss at the Vivint Arena.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr said, “My experience is, ‘What happened?’ I thought.”
With 13 seconds remaining, Kelly Olynyk inbounded the ball to Nickale Alexander Walkerwent his own way Moses Moody Then I headed to the hoop for what looked like a wide-open layup.
But Alexander Walker passed the ball. Malik Beasleywho was alone in the right corner after losing Klay ThompsonBeasley knocked down a 3-pointer to keep the game within 1 with 7.8 seconds remaining.
“I just fell asleep,” Thompson said.
After timeout Ty Jerome inbounded the ball to jordan poolAlexander-Walker and Olynyk cornered the pool and slammed the ball out of their hands into Beasley.
“I heard on the catch, ‘Look for fouls on the ball,'” Poole said. “I’m not sure [what happened], To tell the truth. “
With four seconds on the clock, Beasley took some dribbles and bounced them past. Simone Fontecchiodunked it, giving the Jazz the lead and the win.
Coming into the game, the Jazz have been 1-718 when trailed by at least 4 points within the last 10 seconds of the 4th quarter over the past 25 seasons.
“I feel bad for them because they fought and did so many great things, but we have to close the door,” Carr said.
Without the Warriors’ three best starters early in the season, Golden State relied heavily on second-year players. Jonathan Kuminga Moody added Thompson and Poole with 22 points each and a season-high 36 points.
Kuminga’s performance was particularly impressive, scoring a season-high 24 points on 10-of-13 shooting, five rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block.He also has a strong defensive game and spends most of the night Jordan Clarksonand came up with a decisive stop for him in the middle of the game.
“His defense was great,” Thompson said. “JK is a special talent and he showed it tonight. He’s young in his career, but when you keep things simple it’s impressive to see. He’s getting into his game as the season progresses.” Would add layers…just incredible talent.
Wednesday’s loss to Utah wasn’t the first game the Warriors have been relegated after holding onto a late lead this season. This is in contrast to last season when it was almost certain to win a close match.
They say it’s a result of them still finding their identities with a relatively new roster, especially in the second unit. They won’t get the results they want until they find a common mindset that they’re going to handle this.
“thought [we] We really fought and got the right to win the game, but we didn’t finish…and we have to close,” Kerr said. You have to be smart defensively. In his last 13 seconds, we were neither. ”
