This has been a super disappointing game. We are a step slow the whole game. We have had a bad def game plan, our MVP level player isn’t being a difference maker. Curry and Thompson going nuts. Just hard to watch this one.
In a way I don’t mind watching these games (maybe I’m a masochist) but I’d much rather it happens in the regular season, because it shows the flaws the team needs to work on. This is the effect of losing a big that can defend the perimeter like Al or Timelord, against a team with shooters like GS you either play drop and get punished with open 3s or don’t and give up layups at the rim. They have to work out a defensive scheme that allows them to defend without those resources, maybe switch to a 2-3 zone or something
And this is where that mental issue with our team rears it’s head…letting missed shots affect transition defense. That’s 100% a mental thing and needs to be fixed