The Golden State Warriors held a pregame players-only assembly earlier than their 115-113 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas Day. Following a 12-3 begin, the Warriors have misplaced 11 of their previous 14 video games.
“It’s an inflection level on clearly which route our season can go,” Stephen Curry mentioned after scoring his private better of 38 factors for a Christmas sport. “Our final 14 video games, it is simply been powerful looking for any sort of momentum or consistency, and thru that, you simply cannot lose spirit and perception that we’re a adequate group to determine it out as a result of this league is ruthless.
“This league modifications from window to window of what you’ll be able to fall again on, and if you dig your self a gap like that, typically it may be onerous to tug out of. So, we’re proper in that window the place we will nonetheless regain some momentum nevertheless many weeks earlier than the [All-Star] break are pivotal or else [we are] in a scenario the place we’re chasing down the stretch. And no person desires to be there.”
Curry may sit the Warriors’ subsequent sport as they play on the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday within the first sport of a back-to-back.
“We’re down,” Steve Kerr mentioned of the group’s morale throughout this stoop. “All people’s upset. We have misplaced some confidence. You’ll be able to really feel it. We had an amazing vibe early within the season, and we’re going by means of it proper now.
“However I like our guys, high-character guys. They care. They care about one another. I consider in them. I consider we’ll get this factor circled, so that is all a part of the season, a part of life.”
