Steve Kerr Sounds off on Warriors Chemistry After Lineup Change Yield Another Loss
Different starting five for the Golden
State Warriors, same outcome.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr is still looking
for answers as his team lost to Luka
Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks on
Saturday, December 30, 132-122, their
third straight loss despite his repeated
adjustments to the lineup.
“We haven’t found that grit that every
good team needs where you pull together
and you just play for the group,” Kerr
told reporters after the loss. “We’re not
there yet. And that’s a problem. We’ve
got great guys. I love every one of them.
But until this team really connects in a
way that is solely dedicated to winning
each and every game, then we’re going to be stuck in this place.”
For the fifth game this season, Kerr
substituted Chris Paul for starter Trayce
Jackson-Davis to strengthen their defense
and assist Stephen Curry in getting back on track.
Paul became the 37th player in NBA
history to score more than 22,000 points
in a career with a season-high 24 points.
Jackson-Davis scored 17 points, which was a career high.
But neither player was able to end the team’s problems.
With 25 points, Curry led the Warriors,
but he only made 9 of his 25 shots from
the field. The top scorer for the Warriors
is struggling lately; in his last three
games, he has only made 31% of his attempts.
It also did not help that Klay Thompson
is back in the rut. The other half of the
“Splash Brothers” made only 1-of-11
shots for the second-worst shooting game in his career.
On the other end, they could not stop
Dallas, especially Doncic. The Mavericks
star torched Golden State with 39 points, 25 in the second half.
Warriors Open to Trading Andrew Wiggins
The disconnect that is ailing the Warriors
this season could lead to a major trade
involving one of the key players in their 2021 championship run.
According to The Athletic’s Tim
Kawakami, the Warriors are more open
now to trade demoted Andrew Wiggins.
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