Steph’s quest for redemption comes up short in Warriors’ loss to Pels

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Steph’s quest for redemption comes up short in Warriors’ loss to Pels originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

SAN FRANCISCO – Stephen Curry’s competitive heart was on full display Friday night, at full roar during his quest for atonement.

The Warriors were in their latest most important game of the season, facing the robust New Orleans Pelicans. And Curry, displeased over his earlier transgressions, was in pain but banished the thought of limping off.

He scored 16 of his 33 points in the final 7:12 of the game. He scored or assisted on 13 of 15 points, slicing the deficit from 12 to three when draining his last 3-ball with 56.8 seconds remaining.

That was the end of a comeback spirited enough to rock Chase Center but unable to prevent a 114-109 loss that was a direct result of the damage Curry and his teammates had done to themselves earlier.

“Our turnovers killed us,” coach Steve Kerr said. “We had really good control of the game in the first quarter. Held them to 17. Our defense was great. Then we just started turning it over. [Jose] Alvarado came in, put a lot of pressure on the ball, we couldn’t execute offensively . . .. So that’s where the game flipped for sure.”

Twelve brutal minutes. That’s how long it took for Golden State, which took the floor having won nine of its last 10 games, to go from peaking down the stretch to being bent over and spanked in public.

Returning to Chase Center after a successful two-game road trip and feeling confident about maintaining momentum, the Warriors (45-36) played the worst second quarter they or anyone else could have imagined.

They committed nine turnovers, giving away 15 points and launching the Pelicans toward a scoring exhibition for the ages: 45 points on 69.6 percent (16 of 23) from the field, including 76.9 percent (10 of 13) from deep.

“They made seven more threes than us,” Kerr said, “but it was the turnovers that led to transition that got them going.”

It was shocking how easy the Pelicans made it look. The 10-point lead the Warriors owned two minutes into the second quarter was gone in the next three minutes. And once the game was tied,…

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Publish date : 2024-04-12 07:13:00

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