Despite the 39 points of Stephen CurryTHE Warriors were unable to bend the Raptors. The reason: the end of the match was once again poorly controlled by Steve Kerr’s men.
However, the “Chief” tried everything. His arrow from very long distance, less than two minutes from the end, even gave Golden State a seven-point lead. But behind, the Californians completely scuttled themselves: two lost balls on the next two offensive possessions, and Toronto did not let the opportunity pass. The Raptors scored a 7-0 to come back together and equalize for the first time one minute from time.
“They had all the loose balls, offensive rebounds and extra possessions,” regrette Stephen Curry after the meeting. “We win as a team, we lose as a team. The priority is to secure possessions and find a shot near the circle. We have to find a way to do this because losing twenty balls is not acceptable. »
Golden State actually lost 20 balls against the Raptors, including 8 between the fourth quarter and overtime! A figure which once again illustrates the Warriors’ difficulties in managing decisive moments.
This season, Golden State has played 17 games in clutch time, when there is a maximum difference of five points in the last five minutes. Results: 6 victories for 11 defeats, or only 35.3% success. A performance that places the Warriors among the six worst teams of the league in this area…
The bounce problem
“It was the turnovers at the end of the third and fourth quarter that destabilized us,” admits Steve Kerr. “I have to organize ourselves better during these passages, it’s my fault. They increased the pressure and we couldn’t handle it. They scored 35 points on our loose balls, this is where the match was played. »
Beyond the lost balls, the rebound battle also weighed heavily. Scottie Barnes gorged itself (25 shots) and, collectively, Toronto dominated: 55 rebounds to 42. An advantage that became decisive in “money time”: in the last 90 seconds of regulation time, the Raptors snatched two offensive rebounds, each time converted into points, including this tap from Scottie Barnes which sent the two teams into overtime.
And in the extra period, the scenario repeated itself: Toronto multiplied the second chances, gradually widened the gap, then won 141-127.
“We managed to put ourselves in position to win this game, but we couldn’t get rebounds and there were too many turnovers,” realizes Stephen Curry, who still seemed on his knees at the end of the match. “This increased the pressure and we were unable to respond at the end of the match. »
| Shots | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | To | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Fte | Pts |
| Stephen Curry | 22 | 31:41 | 46.7 | 39.0 | 91.8 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 28.4 |
| Jimmy Butler Iii | 27 | 31:22 | 52.2 | 44.6 | 85.1 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 19.7 |
| Brandin Pod Ziemia | 31 | 27:48 | 45.6 | 39.3 | 76.1 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 12.4 |
| Jonathan Kuminga | 18 | 24:47 | 43.1 | 32.0 | 74.1 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 11.8 |
| Moses Moody | 29 | 25:08 | 41.9 | 38.2 | 83.9 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 11.4 |
| Draymond Green | 25 | 27:02 | 40.4 | 32.4 | 64.3 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 8.0 |
| Will Richard | 26 | 18:39 | 53.3 | 40.5 | 80.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| Quinten Post | 31 | 18:46 | 41.7 | 32.1 | 77.8 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 7.8 |
| Buddy Hield | 29 | 17:56 | 41.6 | 32.6 | 94.4 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 7.7 |
| De’anthony Melton | 8 | 18:30 | 29.0 | 16.1 | 79.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 7.5 |
| Seth Curry | 2 | 16:00 | 66.7 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| Pat Spencer | 21 | 15:29 | 43.0 | 39.5 | 87.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 7.0 |
| Al Horford | 14 | 20:47 | 35.3 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 6.2 |
| Trayce Jackson-davis | 21 | 12:51 | 60.0 | 0 | 61.3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 4.6 |
| Gary Payton Ii | 29 | 11:56 | 49.0 | 27.3 | 57.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| Gui Santos | 23 | 9:10 | 43.3 | 32.4 | 68.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
