‘It’s one game’: Dubs ‘fine’ after stunning G1 loss

SAN FRANCISCO — Not lengthy after the Golden State Warriors’ fourth-quarter meltdown to drop a uncommon Recreation 1 within the coach Steve Kerr period, a relaxed Draymond Inexperienced started setting the tone for the workforce coming into Recreation 2.

“It is high quality,” Inexperienced stated after the Boston Celtics surprised the Warriors 120-108. “You get an opportunity to do one thing else, do it differently, embrace the problem. We have all the time embraced challenges. It is no totally different. We’ll embrace this one. So no, it is not a success to the boldness in any respect not one bit.

“… It is simply nothing to panic about.”

For under the third time within the Kerr period, the Warriors misplaced a sequence opener. They had been 21-2 in Recreation 1s coming into Thursday evening. And the Warriors had been on observe to win one other Recreation 1 after they went up 87-72 with 2:10 remaining within the third quarter.

However then they had been blindsided by a 48-18 run by the Celtics, who drilled 9 3-pointers and scored 40 factors within the fourth quarter.

“Clearly all people is down,” Kerr stated. “You need to exit and win the primary one. We had each alternative, 12-point lead going into the fourth. Guys are bummed, as you’d count on. Nevertheless it’s a seven-game sequence for a cause. I believe you give Boston credit score. They got here in and earned the win. Performed an excellent fourth quarter. We’ll are available, watch the movie and see the place we are able to get higher, and , it is one recreation.”

That is the primary time this postseason these Warriors have fallen behind 1-0 in a sequence. In actual fact, it was their first house loss this postseason, dropping them to 9-1 at Chase Heart throughout this run.

The Warriors have been on this place twice earlier than. They misplaced Recreation 1 through the 2016 Western Convention finals to the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder. And so they misplaced Recreation 1 of the 2019 NBA Finals to the Toronto Raptors. In each instances, the Warriors gained Recreation 2. They got here again from down 3-1 to beat the Thunder however misplaced in six video games to the Raptors of their earlier Finals look.

And so they additionally know they’ve gained a minimum of one street playoff recreation in an NBA-record 26 straight playoff sequence. Recreation 2 is at Chase Heart on Sunday.

“I bear in mind simply placing [those Game 1 losses] previous us,” stated Klay Thompson, who shot 6-for-14 and scored 15 factors. “There is no cause to carry on to a loss when you may have one other recreation so quickly. I bear in mind watching movie and realizing, there’s many issues we are able to do higher, and making use of these methods.

“So it is fairly easy. And I simply know we’ll be higher Recreation 2. I will be higher.”

The final time the Warriors rebounded from a stunning loss was after they eradicated the Memphis Grizzlies in Recreation 6 after shedding Recreation 5 by 39 factors.

However even then, they led 3-2 within the sequence. Now, they discover themselves down 1-0 in a must-win state of affairs at house on Sunday to keep away from a 2-0 gap heading to Boston.

“It is not preferrred,” stated Stephen Curry, who scored 21 factors within the first quarter earlier than ending with 34 factors. “However I imagine in who we’re and the way we cope with adversity, how we responded all yr, how we have responded within the playoffs after a loss. So study so much from that fourth quarter.”

The Warriors have two days to make their changes.

“We all know they’re an excellent workforce,” Curry stated. “So are we. We have now to reply on Sunday.”