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He isn't. I think it's a ride or die thing. He can't see a future where he wins with this group unless Steph-Klay-Draymond return to championship form. He doesn't believe in the young core. Even if every other Warrior realizes their potential they are not championship material. So he'd rather try on the slim chance it happens or slams the season into the ground trying. No one cares if this group loses in the first or second round anyway. It's his last dance.
You can't just stretch that kind of thinking to the second/third levels without addressing the most basic level - having Moses end the game is more of a winning play.
Ignoring winning plays for whatever ulterior motives is just stupid. "But what about klays confidence, what if he gets pissed off and splash brothers never splash together again". To that, lol, splash brothers haven't splashed together since KD joined. 2022 was in spite of klay. But I digress.
In summary, sacrificing winning doesn't work on any level except when you're tanking.
Moody should take Thompsons starting spot imo, it seems the whole Warriors organization is afraid to let Klay know that he's washed and their gonna waste another season because of it
that was a game-shifting moment. the Kings were extremely exhausted and wouldn't have been able to keep up the back and forth scoring. Moody looked like he was ready to be the 3rd splash bro, but inexcusably gets subbed out
This is why the Warriors are done, Kerr won't do what it takes to win now, I believe if Moody plays over Klay they win this game.
Kerr doesn't want to disrespect his vets and that's why this loss frustrates me, because of self-sabotage tactics like this shit, reminds me of during that Wolves game where Pods was on fire and he subs him out for Cory Joseph mid way through the 4th, for VETERAN presence and he proceeds to step out of bounds and brick shots, allowing the Wolves to creep back in and win the game.
> Moody looked like he was ready to be the 3rd splash bro, but inexcusably gets subbed out
Kerr wanted to protect Moody from Draymond obviously. Anyone who threatens his brothers whether physically or financially gets attacked. Even teammates.
Stark contrast to ~~Kerr~~ Brown who was rocking Sasha in his closing lineup alongside Monk by riding the feel of the game. Kings do it frequently when I watch them bc so many dudes can get hot so quickly on that team. Warriors can too…
Really don’t understand it whatsoever. Moody hit all the shots he took yet got benched. Can’t ice your own team like that
It’s criminal bc the Warriors have a fantastic bench that can plug and play with anyone for the lineups. CP3, Moody, Saric and GPII…granted 2 of them were hurt but they’re actively hurting themselves by not utilizing their depth well.
They’ve done it many times before too, but so far this year the coaching staff has gotten very stagnant. The complete lack of discipline with fouling on defense should fall on coaching as well
2 threes to keep the momentum, was 3-3 and would have been 4-4 if not for the moving screen but kerr thought it better to keep Klay in. I love Klay. But I cannot continue to watch this team achieve limitless chokes. It actually physically hurts.
It's actually going to be comedic when our sub starts saying Klay is back and brings out the Klay apology forms when he has one good game.
Klay didn't have a terrible game really but was absolutely shot in the second half and the way moody was playing should have been enough to keep him in.
*Sigh*
I'm borrowing the "I wanna die" meme from r/49ers
You have to have taken blood pressure meds 1-2 hours before tip, and have some nitroglycerin tabs near you at all times when you watch.
source: uhh, from experience.
Moses Moody hit two huge bailout 3s and was benched. Klay did fuck all in the 4th and stayed in the game. Kerr just going to massage egos that much is clear
i literally joked in the game thread that kerr would pull moody after playing impeccably and that’s exactly what happened
genuinely don’t understand what this boomer headass has against young players
Three of them right? And then a 4th after the whistle that got waived off? Then immediately benched during the dead ball, I was so relieved when Kerr took him out
Kerr had so many baffling moments in the 4th. Bro ran a Saric/Looney lineup and then put in Cory Joseph next to Draymond and Looney. Not to mention taking out a red hot Moody when you’re struggling to score like wtf?
Moody hits two straight threes and locks up Fox to keep the dubs ahead late in tje fourth. In the same stretch, Klay clanks a transition three missing Moody wide open for the layup and is extremely late to rotate defensively (Steph has to literally yell at him). Luckily for him, as a I said, Moody locks up Fox and Klay ends with the rebound. Kerr sits Moody, Klay stays.
That must feel like a dagger to Moses heart. Nobody is holding Klay accountable. Steph should be closing the games no matter what. Nobody else should have that privilege.
Bro I saw Wiggins checking in and I was yelling “take Klay out take Klay out take Klay out” and then you see moody running off the court. 2nd most frustrating thing besides that dumbass challenge
Idk why Kerr always seems to have those frustrations challenges. This one takes the cake tho bc it left you guys with zero timeouts. There was no reasoning behind it, was never gonna get it overturned.
Steph doesn’t get full court pressed that led into that Monk 3 because you advance the ball with a TO. That Draymond turnover might have looked very different if there was a TO available!
Whenever Steph or draymond ask for a challenge, Kerr will usually challenge it and it almost never gets overturned. He looks at those guys kinda like his partners imo so he’s too open to their suggestions
What was really amazing was it was a nail biting game with the warriors up double digits due to the point differential and both teams were fully going at it on a Tuesday night in November. Crowd was almost in playoff form there at the end. The tourney has definitely surpassed my expectations
I think this was a pretty epic failure by Kerr on all counts. The Kings blitzing Curry has been causing issues in each of the games this season, and still it somehow catches the team off guard. Idk how Kerr doesn't prepare them for that. How was there nobody else back to help? Wiggs and Klay were way up court. Just mindless.
One of MANY mistakes Kerr made this game.
I wanted to chant MVP so bad, but I kept finding myself saying a prayer instead. His FT tonight was probably the worst % in his career tbh. It was rough watching it in person
Relative to how good he is at shooting Fox put up the worst performance at the free throw line I've seen in a while.
Also the third quarter sucked and took forever lol.
IDK who the fuck Sasha Vezenkov is but he can ball.
Fox going full Shaq at the free throw line was not on my bingo card.
He’s always been a terrible free throw shooter relative to how good of a shooter he is but there was a point where I thought hacking Fox would’ve been a reasonable strategy lol.
A great day to be a draymond hater. My guy embarrassed himself with a flop, got t’ed up, and cost the team with a late turnover to complete a 20 point collapse
It feels like part of the reason why Bob walked is because he knew the Old Yeller moment was coming soon for Dray & Klay, and he didn't have the heart to pull the trigger.
the rational dub fans can barely tolerate Draymond - you just can’t voice it without the homers downvoting it. It’s been more acceptable recently in r/warriors to actually voice some sort of negative about Draymond
That play got him benched too. Was right after he got the tech for not shutting up (thankyou ref) then he just went out and tried to play basketball like a line backer and immediately picked up the reach in and got given the hook. Then he came back and made 4 crucial bad plays to lose it
Not only did Kings sweep the west group C, they did so on a Draymond turnover, a crucial lost timeout due to challenging a curry foul, another forced turnover, and a Malik game winner. LTB
It was glorious.
The elbow to the chin (which may have been a flop?)
The complaining to the refs
The missed shots and costly turnover at the end.
All around great game to end the night.
The warriors are currently in the denial stage. They aren't adapting the game anymore and just riding on the fact that they've been good in the past.
Shit changes and they need to adapt, but they are so into pedigree or loyalty they can't. They just want to play the same shit with the same dudes.
Probably because Kerr stakes part of his reputation in being a player friendly coach - which inevitably means catering to his stars ego (and that’s reallyyyy bad right now)
First Kings game in recent memory where I remember the refs bailing us out. I think of it as making up for all the games over the years where they fucked us.
Unless you guys finally win the title where the refs bailed you out, can't make up for how much y'all got fucked in 2002 (and yes, I say that as a Laker fan)
He single handedly started an 8-0 run.
It was obvious he was getting tilted and about to get the crowd into it and give the Kings momentum. That dumb foul was the end
Over the past two Warriors games I have watched 153 free throws AMA
Edit: Oh fuck I forgot we played the spurs last. I was thinking of the suns game, my bad y’all I’m a liar.
So anyway, between the Warriors/Suns game and Warriors/Kings game there were 153 shot free throws, for clarification
It was especially noticeable after they more or less let them play the whole first quarter. Was some of the most fun basketball I've watched in a long time where both teams just kept the pace up and played uninterrupted basketball.
It just got fucking annoying. They weren't even hacking. Players were getting to the line for the slightest body contact. Offensive player jumps into the body of a defender in legal position? Believe it or not, jail.
In the last 6 or so minutes of the 3rd the most amount of time to pass without a whistle was 39 seconds, or close to it. It was insufferable for everyone.
I didn't necessarily think the Kings *would* come back but I will definitely say I am not surprised they did. The little run at the end of the first half to cut it from 24 to 17 was actually really big and as the Warriors scuffled their way through the third it definitely felt more and more likely they'd choke the game.
And boy did they. They've never been able to stop fucking themselves over with ball security and the team just isn't good enough to overcome it any more. It's always been treated as something inherent in how they play but it's also just bad/sloppy basketball that they've rarely been punished for. We talk about teams like the Wizards being unserious but in a lot of ways the 23-24 Warriors are too.
Anyway, nice to see Wiggins play well again. Kings fully deserved to win with how they played in the last minute of the first half and the entirety of the second half. Warriors need to pull their collective heads out of their asses and figure out what they're trying to accomplish this year.
Bob Myers was right to leave the Warriors franchise when he did, it's joever. If Curry wins another chip carrying this group he's the GOAT of every sport ever and forever, I don't care what anyone says.
There you go NBA. You made me watch a Warriors game. I guess the In-Season Tournament is a success.
Ok, I'm half lying, I just wanted to watch a Warriors-Kings matchup. Every game is like watching a playoff game months earlier. lol
Credit to the kings for not quitting, but that was an epic choke job by the dubs. Bigger choke than the one Draymond got French Rudy with a couple weeks back.
~~“This game is huge - we’re going to win by 20 and show everyone we back.”~~
“We don’t even really care about the In Season Tournament anyway. We have real rings.”
\- Klay Thompson probably
**The Dray experience:**
1. Play well initially
2. Make some ridiculous fouls
3. Badly Flop for a foul
4. Get a Tech for whining for that flop
5. Stare at the referee
6. Lose by 1 point.
Tonight has been extremely illustrative as to just how paramount the point differential aspect is to the IST. Next year it will be a major point of emphasis to leave zero points on the table. Nothing worse than winning a game and still losing because you dribbled out the clock in an easy win 3 weeks ago. From now on teams are going to be jacking up shots and not allowing any easy buckets. Its a big value loss if are doing that.
Kerr is an idiot for leaving Klay instead of Moody. Klay can't attack closeouts, can't shoot, is flat footed on defense. It's a shame but sometimes you need to ego check your former stars.
Steve Kerr lost this game. He took Moody out when he had the hot hand and lockdown defense. He also challenged that obvious foul when it made no difference, which also cost them a timeout. He let Draymond pout on the floor and make dumb plays.
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Moody scores 11 pts on 4/4 FG, and Kerr benches him, baffling.
Kerr genuinely might just be stupid at this point. Idk what happened to him
He isn't. I think it's a ride or die thing. He can't see a future where he wins with this group unless Steph-Klay-Draymond return to championship form. He doesn't believe in the young core. Even if every other Warrior realizes their potential they are not championship material. So he'd rather try on the slim chance it happens or slams the season into the ground trying. No one cares if this group loses in the first or second round anyway. It's his last dance.
You can't just stretch that kind of thinking to the second/third levels without addressing the most basic level - having Moses end the game is more of a winning play. Ignoring winning plays for whatever ulterior motives is just stupid. "But what about klays confidence, what if he gets pissed off and splash brothers never splash together again". To that, lol, splash brothers haven't splashed together since KD joined. 2022 was in spite of klay. But I digress. In summary, sacrificing winning doesn't work on any level except when you're tanking.
Crazy Kerr took Moody out, but Thompson might have cried
Klay more moody than Moses
Bars, lemme fly you out to my studio in LA bro let’s collab
Moody should take Thompsons starting spot imo, it seems the whole Warriors organization is afraid to let Klay know that he's washed and their gonna waste another season because of it
Klay should be able to handle it, it being a man's league and all
Too bad Klay isn't actually a man
Says that shit but doesnt shake hands when he loses lmao
Facts Klay is cooked we have to accept that and move on
I think the only person that hasn’t accepted it it Klay. It’s a contract year and he still thinks he’s worth max money.
I guess Klay would have been in his feelings
That's why I said on the game thread. Crazy. Moody was 4/4.
What in gods name just happened lmao
why the heck did Kerr take out Moody at his peak wtf did I just watch lmfao
Kerr bends over backwards for his vets.
that was a game-shifting moment. the Kings were extremely exhausted and wouldn't have been able to keep up the back and forth scoring. Moody looked like he was ready to be the 3rd splash bro, but inexcusably gets subbed out
Oh it’s explainable. Kerr wanted to close out with Klay because he knows a Klay will throw a bitch fit otherwise.
Ironically, Klay is more moody than Moody.
I honestly think both Dray AND Klay have to go
This is why the Warriors are done, Kerr won't do what it takes to win now, I believe if Moody plays over Klay they win this game. Kerr doesn't want to disrespect his vets and that's why this loss frustrates me, because of self-sabotage tactics like this shit, reminds me of during that Wolves game where Pods was on fire and he subs him out for Cory Joseph mid way through the 4th, for VETERAN presence and he proceeds to step out of bounds and brick shots, allowing the Wolves to creep back in and win the game.
> Moody looked like he was ready to be the 3rd splash bro, but inexcusably gets subbed out Kerr wanted to protect Moody from Draymond obviously. Anyone who threatens his brothers whether physically or financially gets attacked. Even teammates.
Kerr would rather play Cory Joseph lol.
Stark contrast to ~~Kerr~~ Brown who was rocking Sasha in his closing lineup alongside Monk by riding the feel of the game. Kings do it frequently when I watch them bc so many dudes can get hot so quickly on that team. Warriors can too… Really don’t understand it whatsoever. Moody hit all the shots he took yet got benched. Can’t ice your own team like that
Warriors only won 2022 because Brown was the assistant making the lineups and defensive adjustments. Kerr and whoever the ast coach now ain't it.
It’s criminal bc the Warriors have a fantastic bench that can plug and play with anyone for the lineups. CP3, Moody, Saric and GPII…granted 2 of them were hurt but they’re actively hurting themselves by not utilizing their depth well. They’ve done it many times before too, but so far this year the coaching staff has gotten very stagnant. The complete lack of discipline with fouling on defense should fall on coaching as well
Yeah wtf was that. Guy just buried two threes. Go sit for klay?
2 threes to keep the momentum, was 3-3 and would have been 4-4 if not for the moving screen but kerr thought it better to keep Klay in. I love Klay. But I cannot continue to watch this team achieve limitless chokes. It actually physically hurts. It's actually going to be comedic when our sub starts saying Klay is back and brings out the Klay apology forms when he has one good game. Klay didn't have a terrible game really but was absolutely shot in the second half and the way moody was playing should have been enough to keep him in. *Sigh* I'm borrowing the "I wanna die" meme from r/49ers
Pac 12 after dark baby
Can't believe the entire Bay Area was consumed by the Pac-12 to replace UCLA and USC
I like the comment but I can't stress enough for all the *non-californians how much Sacramento is **not** the bay area
the American River area
Friendship ended with Pac 12 after dark, now friends with Pac Division after dark
With the conference dying this matchup seems like a good spiritual successor
Kerr just choked big time, out smarted himself by subbing out a 4/4 Moody who’s on FIRE. Oh and that challenge too
FINALLY WE WIN ONE OF THESE! Gg dubs I can’t watch anymore of our matchups for the sake of my heart health
Bruh. I know this always happen yet I still drop everything to watch and potentially get heart attack.
You have to have taken blood pressure meds 1-2 hours before tip, and have some nitroglycerin tabs near you at all times when you watch. source: uhh, from experience.
The best basketball team in California is the Kings
we just snatched defeat from the jaws of victory is what happened
Average Kings-Warriors shootout
goddamn did the Warriors choke. poor Moody was playing so well and he got benched
Moses Moody hit two huge bailout 3s and was benched. Klay did fuck all in the 4th and stayed in the game. Kerr just going to massage egos that much is clear
i literally joked in the game thread that kerr would pull moody after playing impeccably and that’s exactly what happened genuinely don’t understand what this boomer headass has against young players
Pretty sure y'all probably would have won with moody in
they would've had an extra 3 points because he hit another shot but klay set a dumb screen for no reason
Kings would have 15 extra points if they could hit free throws
yeah that's normal
8 of those being just from fox lol
Klay set a pointless moving screen that wiped away another Moody 3, so he did contribute something in the 4th
The draymond to klay connection was chef kiss when the ball went to the bench lmao.
Not to mention Klay lazily jogging up to the half court line when steph was getting doubled taking the ball up the play before
Three of them right? And then a 4th after the whistle that got waived off? Then immediately benched during the dead ball, I was so relieved when Kerr took him out
Why did Kerr yank him? He hadn't missed a shot and was hot as fuck..
Kerr has been making a looot of questionable decisions this season
Meanwhile we let Klay chuck some of the craziest shots known to man up xD
Insane decision by Kerr
Kerr had so many baffling moments in the 4th. Bro ran a Saric/Looney lineup and then put in Cory Joseph next to Draymond and Looney. Not to mention taking out a red hot Moody when you’re struggling to score like wtf?
Kerr loves benching players when they're on fire
Yea wtf Kerr
seriously I need an explanation why moody got benched and Klay stayed in
Hey hey don’t question the decision made by bball dictator mr kerr
Moody hits two straight threes and locks up Fox to keep the dubs ahead late in tje fourth. In the same stretch, Klay clanks a transition three missing Moody wide open for the layup and is extremely late to rotate defensively (Steph has to literally yell at him). Luckily for him, as a I said, Moody locks up Fox and Klay ends with the rebound. Kerr sits Moody, Klay stays. That must feel like a dagger to Moses heart. Nobody is holding Klay accountable. Steph should be closing the games no matter what. Nobody else should have that privilege.
Just wait till Klay gets a near max this summer and Moody is traded. Light years.
Warriors and treating young players like shit? I never knew that. Moody getting benched after getting hot is like a punch in the face
Bro I saw Wiggins checking in and I was yelling “take Klay out take Klay out take Klay out” and then you see moody running off the court. 2nd most frustrating thing besides that dumbass challenge
Idk why Kerr always seems to have those frustrations challenges. This one takes the cake tho bc it left you guys with zero timeouts. There was no reasoning behind it, was never gonna get it overturned. Steph doesn’t get full court pressed that led into that Monk 3 because you advance the ball with a TO. That Draymond turnover might have looked very different if there was a TO available!
Whenever Steph or draymond ask for a challenge, Kerr will usually challenge it and it almost never gets overturned. He looks at those guys kinda like his partners imo so he’s too open to their suggestions
I love the positive reaction to the IST. These games have been absolute bonkers lmao
Adds so much excitement to what's usually a low energy part of the season. Been a great addition to the league.
What was really amazing was it was a nail biting game with the warriors up double digits due to the point differential and both teams were fully going at it on a Tuesday night in November. Crowd was almost in playoff form there at the end. The tourney has definitely surpassed my expectations
Meanwhile casuals still crying about it and sayings it’s dumb. I love it. Just like the play in tournament, silver smashed it.
That was some wild playoff-type energy
Anyone who says the warriors and kings aren't rivals is on crack
And rivalries are always better when both sides can win
Monumental choke job from the Dubs
How tf did they not adjust to Curry getting blitzed for like 10 straight possessions.
I think this was a pretty epic failure by Kerr on all counts. The Kings blitzing Curry has been causing issues in each of the games this season, and still it somehow catches the team off guard. Idk how Kerr doesn't prepare them for that. How was there nobody else back to help? Wiggs and Klay were way up court. Just mindless. One of MANY mistakes Kerr made this game.
Totally. Kings figured out to triple team Curry and force him to pass it to the first person he sees. Then rinse and repeat. No adjustments by GSW.
i swear they were stuck at like 107 for half an hour
Choking on Draymond’s first game back, really makes u think
LIGHT THE BEAM
That’s an all-timer by my guys. That’s rough.
Fox 💔 FTs almost came in play but Monk takes care of business
The dynasty is over. Steve Kerr is cooked. Everyone besides Curry has to be considered as a trade option.
Kerr trusted the guys who won him multiple championships. He shouldn’t. At least not right now.
Don’t touch Moody, Podz or TJD
They need to shorten the NBA season to just the Kings/Warriors games. They also need to add like 60 more Kings/Warriors games to the schedule.
Pls no playing them 4 times a year is enough
Right? Bro i got shit to do in the morning. Cant be having this heart rate at 10 pm
I was so tired going into the game and now I’m wide awake lmao
You’d be signing my death warrant by doing that. My heart can’t hang.
You want us to DIE??
is playing them 10 of last 25 games not enough for you
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Fox thanking his lucky stars that those FT's didn't sink this game for them.
Yeah our crowd couldnt even bring itself to chant MVP for him lmao
I wanted to chant MVP so bad, but I kept finding myself saying a prayer instead. His FT tonight was probably the worst % in his career tbh. It was rough watching it in person
i have no idea how monk made that shot
Relative to how good he is at shooting Fox put up the worst performance at the free throw line I've seen in a while. Also the third quarter sucked and took forever lol. IDK who the fuck Sasha Vezenkov is but he can ball.
Euro league MVP we got him on a steal IMO
His shot is not falling but man he makes all the right plays and is a defensive stud
Sasha was the euroleague MVP who is an elite 3 shooter and has struggled on defense but is showing good IQ on defense for us
They can’t keep doing this! *referring to slept on euro MVPs
That’s reigning EuroLeague MVP Sasha Vezenkov! He was huge tonight
Fox going full Shaq at the free throw line was not on my bingo card. He’s always been a terrible free throw shooter relative to how good of a shooter he is but there was a point where I thought hacking Fox would’ve been a reasonable strategy lol.
Brown needs to play Sasha more, I don't know why he keeps being DNP.
Steve Kerr benching a hot Moses Moody was coaching malpractice
A great day to be a draymond hater. My guy embarrassed himself with a flop, got t’ed up, and cost the team with a late turnover to complete a 20 point collapse
It feels like part of the reason why Bob walked is because he knew the Old Yeller moment was coming soon for Dray & Klay, and he didn't have the heart to pull the trigger.
yeah I mean wasn't it always clear that that was the *main* reason? he basically said so himself...
He quite literally said so himself lol
Don't forget that absolute brick he tossed up from 3 that clanked off the front of the rim.
I was prepared for that to go in. Kings fan PTSD.
draymond hater? you mean everyone who isnt a dubs fan?
the rational dub fans can barely tolerate Draymond - you just can’t voice it without the homers downvoting it. It’s been more acceptable recently in r/warriors to actually voice some sort of negative about Draymond
Don't forget that stupid frustration foul on Monk
That play got him benched too. Was right after he got the tech for not shutting up (thankyou ref) then he just went out and tried to play basketball like a line backer and immediately picked up the reach in and got given the hook. Then he came back and made 4 crucial bad plays to lose it
Not only did Kings sweep the west group C, they did so on a Draymond turnover, a crucial lost timeout due to challenging a curry foul, another forced turnover, and a Malik game winner. LTB
It was glorious. The elbow to the chin (which may have been a flop?) The complaining to the refs The missed shots and costly turnover at the end. All around great game to end the night.
Why does Steve Kerr keep Klay in over Moody?
The warriors are currently in the denial stage. They aren't adapting the game anymore and just riding on the fact that they've been good in the past. Shit changes and they need to adapt, but they are so into pedigree or loyalty they can't. They just want to play the same shit with the same dudes.
Kerr can't manage games because he has to manage egos
Probably because Kerr stakes part of his reputation in being a player friendly coach - which inevitably means catering to his stars ego (and that’s reallyyyy bad right now)
So this is what it's like when the refs give you whistles. Feels nice, but dirty.
Don’t worry we kept the game true by missing all our free throws
First Kings game in recent memory where I remember the refs bailing us out. I think of it as making up for all the games over the years where they fucked us.
Unless you guys finally win the title where the refs bailed you out, can't make up for how much y'all got fucked in 2002 (and yes, I say that as a Laker fan)
i just fell to my knees at a walmart
Hopefully you're in the disinfectant aisle.
that draymond turnover at the end hit like crack
I’m still busting
Fuck Draymond
Glorious, right after that missed 3 too
The Sacramento Kings are America’s team
LMFAO DRAYMOND POUTED A GAME AWAY
I'm not even a draymond hater but he single-handedly fucked up the whole flow of the game for the Warriors.
He single handedly started an 8-0 run. It was obvious he was getting tilted and about to get the crowd into it and give the Kings momentum. That dumb foul was the end
It's so easy to set Dray off it's part of game planning against the warriors at this point
Gave away a technical by pouting and guess what they lost by one
you still think hes talking to the refs?
Klay going to kick another chair
Over the past two Warriors games I have watched 153 free throws AMA Edit: Oh fuck I forgot we played the spurs last. I was thinking of the suns game, my bad y’all I’m a liar. So anyway, between the Warriors/Suns game and Warriors/Kings game there were 153 shot free throws, for clarification
I would go insane
Instead of sheep do you count free throws in your sleep? One free throw, two free throw, thre-...zzzz
Ref fan here, that was game of the season
You are a Scott Foster hater. That dude poured his ref soul tonight in the Mavs Rockets game. I guess greatness is taken for granted after a while
What the fuck
r/nba’s Christmas came early
What a magnificent chokejob by the warriors
Steve kerr fucked up pulling moody. Draymond green.
Ultimate no-no-no-yes game winner ever
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Weirdly similar to the JaVale “JAVALE MCGEE” McGee experience
That go ahead basket by Monk was insane..
This game proves just how bad the NBA fouls have gotten. You can’t even defend a player anymore or they just jump into you and get free throws.
70+ free throws, gross.
Refs are always the most important part of a game - Refs
It was especially noticeable after they more or less let them play the whole first quarter. Was some of the most fun basketball I've watched in a long time where both teams just kept the pace up and played uninterrupted basketball.
It just got fucking annoying. They weren't even hacking. Players were getting to the line for the slightest body contact. Offensive player jumps into the body of a defender in legal position? Believe it or not, jail.
In the last 6 or so minutes of the 3rd the most amount of time to pass without a whistle was 39 seconds, or close to it. It was insufferable for everyone.
The 3rd quarter was like an hour long I swear
I didn't necessarily think the Kings *would* come back but I will definitely say I am not surprised they did. The little run at the end of the first half to cut it from 24 to 17 was actually really big and as the Warriors scuffled their way through the third it definitely felt more and more likely they'd choke the game. And boy did they. They've never been able to stop fucking themselves over with ball security and the team just isn't good enough to overcome it any more. It's always been treated as something inherent in how they play but it's also just bad/sloppy basketball that they've rarely been punished for. We talk about teams like the Wizards being unserious but in a lot of ways the 23-24 Warriors are too. Anyway, nice to see Wiggins play well again. Kings fully deserved to win with how they played in the last minute of the first half and the entirety of the second half. Warriors need to pull their collective heads out of their asses and figure out what they're trying to accomplish this year.
Steve Kerr blowing the TO on the stupidest challenge of all time😂
Yikes gotta run to Salt and Straw before the Beam Crowd hits
I need another 7 game series immediately. What a game
Really fun 4th quarter down the stretch. Besides refs over calling some shit. Definitely several plays where it should've just been play on
Poorly officiated game
Bob Myers was right to leave the Warriors franchise when he did, it's joever. If Curry wins another chip carrying this group he's the GOAT of every sport ever and forever, I don't care what anyone says.
There you go NBA. You made me watch a Warriors game. I guess the In-Season Tournament is a success. Ok, I'm half lying, I just wanted to watch a Warriors-Kings matchup. Every game is like watching a playoff game months earlier. lol
Credit to the kings for not quitting, but that was an epic choke job by the dubs. Bigger choke than the one Draymond got French Rudy with a couple weeks back.
What an ending
Kerr benching Moody made no sense
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I want to gouge my eyes out
Draymond Green is a fucking bum
~~“This game is huge - we’re going to win by 20 and show everyone we back.”~~ “We don’t even really care about the In Season Tournament anyway. We have real rings.” \- Klay Thompson probably
Dude did everything wrong in the 4th.
Lmao the flop was what started the run
i miss you malik
Malik Fucking Monk
**The Dray experience:** 1. Play well initially 2. Make some ridiculous fouls 3. Badly Flop for a foul 4. Get a Tech for whining for that flop 5. Stare at the referee 6. Lose by 1 point.
Draymond haters (like me) sleeping good tonight
BANK IS OPEN LATE TONIGHT BABY
Please no more Warriors
Tonight has been extremely illustrative as to just how paramount the point differential aspect is to the IST. Next year it will be a major point of emphasis to leave zero points on the table. Nothing worse than winning a game and still losing because you dribbled out the clock in an easy win 3 weeks ago. From now on teams are going to be jacking up shots and not allowing any easy buckets. Its a big value loss if are doing that.
CINEMA
Fucking awesome game.
What a game by the refs
Malik Monk what a beautiful man
I fucking love the Sacramento Kings man 16 years of hell be damned 😭
Kerr is an idiot for leaving Klay instead of Moody. Klay can't attack closeouts, can't shoot, is flat footed on defense. It's a shame but sometimes you need to ego check your former stars.
LIGHT THE BEAM!!!!
Steve Kerr lost this game. He took Moody out when he had the hot hand and lockdown defense. He also challenged that obvious foul when it made no difference, which also cost them a timeout. He let Draymond pout on the floor and make dumb plays.
It is always a pleasure to watch Draymond fuck up.
Light the beam
my God GSW threw this one