Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr made an interesting decision when he started the fourth quarter without Steph Curry in Sunday’s loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Warriors held a two-point lead (81-78) over their foes which quickly evaporated with Steph on the bench.The two-time league MVP eventually got back on the court with under seven minutes left with his team trailing 89-97 but he wouldn’t be much of a factor. In the almost seven minutes that he played in the fourth, he went 2-for-6 from the field
However, Steve Kerr told reporters that he believes relying on Steph Curry every game shouldn’t be the Warriors’ tactic, especially due to the talent that is on the Warriors’ roster.
The tactic of deferring from playing Steph and relying on the Warriors’ other stars in the fourth did not work out against the Wolves as evidenced by their stats.Draymond Green and Chris Paul did not seem aggressive enough, both making only one field goal each with Green going 1-for-1 and CP3 going 1-2. In fact, in the entire fourth quarter, the only two Warriors players who made more than one field goal were Steph and Klay Thompson who made two each. Klay went 2-for-7, with all of his attempts coming from beyond the arc.
