In a season that has been filled with disappointment, the Golden State Warriors were defeated by the New Orleans Pelicans by a score of 141-105 on Wednesday, which was their worst loss of the season. They were subjected to jeers from the fans at Chase Center for the second consecutive game as well, following the fact that the Los Angeles Lakers were “punched in the mouth” by the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, resulting in yet another loss by a score of ten points.
Golden State ended its key seven-game homestand with a record of 2-5, as well as an overall record of 17-20. The atmosphere in the home locker room did not exactly inspire a great deal of optimism over the capacity of the Dubs to turn things around going forward, which is nothing to be surprised about.
“Pretty deflating mood, but that’s expected when you get blown out twice in a row at home,” Klay Thompson said of the Warriors’ mentality on the postgame stage. “It’s expected whenever you get blown out at home.” In a defensive manner, I believe that we need to improve. From the field and from three-point range, they shot at extremely high percentages. That does not constitute our identity; rather, it is simply a surrender on defense. I believe that when we travel to Chicago on Friday, we really just need to establish it once again, and that is by simply being tenacious on the defensive end.
The longtime teammate of Kevin Looney was in agreement with him.
According to what he said, “We’re kind of down on ourselves, and we’re upset.” Because you don’t want to come out and have another stinker like today, we want to perform better. This is especially important considering the game we just played. It was a difficult experience. After that, we will go see a movie, reflect on this situation, and work on improving ourselves moving ahead.
Amidst a turbulent season, the Warriors are lacking in “confidence” and “belief.”
Despite opening a different lineup for the third consecutive game, Golden State was already down by a score of double digits less than three minutes into the action on Wednesday’s game. Midway in the third quarter, Steve Kerr replaced Brandin Podziemski with Moses Moody, which brought the Pelicans’ advantage to 11 points. However, the Warriors’ deficit swiftly grew to 18 points after the substitution.
When Kerr called a timeout to stop the bleeding with 3 minutes and 6 seconds remaining in the third quarter, it was already time for Stephen Curry to take his designated break. During the stoppage, who emerged for the Golden State Warriors? Contrary to expectations, the lineup that consisted of Cory Joseph, Podziemski, Andrew Wiggins, Dario Saric, and Trayce Jackson-Davis was not successful in stopping the flow of the game.