The Golden State Warriors lost to the Pelicans 105-141 against the New Orleans Pelicans. The 36-point defeat to the opponent gave the Warriors the biggest crisis of the season. The Pelicans led the Warriors by 19 points at 46-27 in the first quarter, and it's hard to imagine that the Golden State Warriors would trail by nearly 20 points in the first quarter.
After the game, Kerr, the head coach of the Golden State Warriors, also expressed his dissatisfaction with the performance of the players, saying that he was helpless. Kerr said the Golden State Warriors' current situation is due to the lack of confidence among the players, which is one of the reasons for the team's failure. Kerr also went on to talk about how the team can get their rhythm back into their own way despite a lack of confidence and trust.
Kerr was asked what he thought of the team's mentality, to which he replied in frustration: "yes, of course you deserve it. We immediately fell behind, I just think we lack confidence right now. Sometimes you get to a stage where you lose your beliefs and that's what happens, and that's what happens now. I think we have lost the spirit and confidence that sustained you. ”
In fact, the Golden State Warriors played well before Draymond Green was suspended for injury. The Warriors were also favored to make the playoffs and become the favorites to win the championship. However, since the Draymond Green streak of injuries, the Golden State Warriors seem to have become a villain team, and almost everyone shouts about it.
The Golden State Warriors have struggled this season not just because of player confidence, but also because of a crisis of confidence and injuries. Klay Thompson has struggled to play an average of 20+ points per game due to injury, and the defensive end is not as good as before. Moreover, Chris Paul's injury has made the team's substitutes also missing an important link.
Stephen Curry continued his sluggish performance in this game, shooting 4 of 13, 3 of 8 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, 30% shooting, 37% three-point shooting, Stephen Curry scored 15 points and 6 assists. That's a far cry from his 26 points per game average this season.
Kerr was asked how he would deal with the recent poor situation with the Warriors, and Kerr said he wouldn't be angry with the players because it wouldn't help. In fact, we all know that the Golden State Warriors have always been angry with Draymond Green, and the two are singing double reeds, one is a good guy and the other is a bad guy.
"I don't think yelling at them will help us when we're as vulnerable as we are now. ”
Wiggins had five points, two rebounds and two assists. Wiggins shot 2-of-8 from the field and shot 25 percent from the field this season. In the first two games, Wiggins made 1-of-6 and 1-of-5 respectively, and Wiggins' recent style of play has been very negative, and many fans believe that this is related to the possibility of Wiggins being traded. After all, he took the initiative to reduce his salary to renew his contract with the Golden State Warriors, and if he was traded, he would definitely be psychologically unbalanced.
Klay Thompson had 13 points and four rebounds. He shot 5-of-10 from the field and 3-of-7 from three-point range. When Klay Thompson was in good shape, he didn't have the ball, and when he helped the Warriors narrow the difference, he was substituted. Jonathan Kuming had 12 points and three rebounds. Moses Moody came off the bench to score 21 points and Davis scored 19. The Lakers scored 56 points off the bench, but the Pelicans scored 62 off the bench.
The mentality of the players of the Golden State Warriors is not stable, perhaps because of the recent Draymond Green injury incident, which has changed the psychology of the players. Coupled with the fact that the team is going through some phases of changing the old and new possession, this has left some crisis of confidence among the players and unable to play satisfactorily in attack and defence.