Dub Hub: Klay Thompson’s ‘dreadful mistake’ on defense leads to another disappointing loss
Rounding up all the Warriors and NBA news from around the web.
Good Morning Dub Nation,
If the Golden State Warriors’ Monday night loss against the Indiana Pacers was deemed the “worst loss of the season”, then the team’s 124-123 loss against the Utah Jazz may have been the most embarrassing way to lose this season.
Golden State had the game all but won — up 123-119 with about 13 seconds remaining in the game – when Klay Thompson mistakenly left Malik Beasley open for a three to put the game within one.
Malik Beasley's CLUTCH triple made it a 1-point game before Fontecchio's game-winner! pic.twitter.com/Nn3Qz13Yfe
— NBA (@NBA) December 8, 2022
Klay says he "fell asleep" on Beasley's late 3-pointer pic.twitter.com/plYtdQ0nvy
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) December 8, 2022
On the next play, the Warriors inbound the ball to Jordan Poole who gets stripped (and tackled) as Utah’s Simone Fontecchio breaks away for the game-winning dunk.
SIMONE FONTECCHIO FOR THE WIN OFF THE STEAL!@utahjazz WIN pic.twitter.com/yyclOCRtAg
— NBA (@NBA) December 8, 2022
JP is moving on to the next game pic.twitter.com/XgO8yEJ9Td
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) December 8, 2022
It’s safe to say, head coach Steve Kerr was not happy with his team’s execution down the stretch – leaving a bad taste in what would have otherwise been deemed a very positive game from the team’s young core.
Steve Kerr talks about what went wrong for the Dubs down the stretch pic.twitter.com/TB23o2KDd9
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) December 8, 2022
"Can't leave a 3-point shooter up four with six seconds left when the gameplan is to not give up threes." - Steve Kerr pic.twitter.com/kx72htk9kU
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) December 8, 2022
The good news is that the Warriors will now get two full days to rest and recover before Saturday’s primetime game against the Boston Celtics in a rematch of last season’s NBA Finals.
Here are the rest of today’s stories:
In case you missed it from Golden State of Mind:
- Jonathan Kuminga may be the answer to the Warriors’ defensive versatility problem
- Player grades: Warriors vs. Jazz
- Warriors lose to Jazz 124-123 thanks to epic collapse
- Warriors vs. Jazz injury report: Both teams are banged up
Other Warriors News:
- Warriors collapse late in Utah, lose heartbreaker to Jazz, overshadowing bright spots (The Athletic)
- Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga delivers career-best performance in loss to Jazz (NBC Sports Bay Area)
- How Steph Curry, Warriors core helped Bob Myers gain unique wisdom (NBC Sports Bay Area)
- Bob Myers on Recruiting KD, GM’s Approach to Free Agency (95.7 The Game)
- Rumors on possible Wiseman trade to the Spurs (Spurs Talk)
NBA News:
- What if James Harden isn’t the answer for the Sixers? (SB Nation)
- How Evan Mobley is subtly making the leap in year two (SB Nation)
- Lonzo Ball is broken, and the Bulls are, too (SB Nation)
- The Luke Kornet contest, explained: Does Celtics center’s eclipse technique on defense actually work? (Sporting News)
- Nekias Duncan breaks down Luka Doncic vs. the Nuggets (Twitter)
- Brittney Griner freed in U.S.-Russia prisoner exchange (ESPN)