{"id":62386,"date":"2024-01-28T11:33:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T16:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=62386"},"modified":"2024-01-28T12:01:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T17:01:03","slug":"golden-state-warriors-notebook-warriors-frustration-playoff-steph-compliment-lebron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/01\/28\/golden-state-warriors-notebook-warriors-frustration-playoff-steph-compliment-lebron\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden State Warriors Notebook: Warriors Frustration and Playoff Hole Growing, Steph Receives Huge Compliment From LeBron"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Golden State Warriors are not happy.<\/p>\n<h2>Golden State Warriors Notebook: Warriors Frustration and Playoff Hole Growing, Steph Receives Huge Compliment From LeBron<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/11\/05\/golden-state-warriors-important-upcoming-roster-decision\/\" target=\"_self\">Golden State<\/a> and the Los Angeles Lakers put on quite a show in the Lakers&#8217; 144-143 double-overtime win as both teams&#8217; stars showed out.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/curryst01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Stephen Curry<\/strong> <\/a>set a season-high in points (46) and 3-pointers (nine), with his last triple seemingly giving the Warriors a huge victory as it put the Warriors 143-142 with 4.7 seconds left in the second extra period.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>LeBron James<\/strong><\/a> drew a foul on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/greendr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <strong>Draymond Green<\/strong> <\/a>with one second to go and drained both free throws to give the Lakers the win.<\/p>\n<p>James free throws were the Lakers&#8217; 42 and 43 of the game. Meanwhile, the Warriors attempted 16 all game, with Curry having just three.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Steph just ripped his jersey while walking off the court \ud83d\ude21\ud83d\ude2c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OdmUsEaKT1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/OdmUsEaKT1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/957thegame\/status\/1751470969527607321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That didn&#8217;t sit well with Curry or coach Steve Kerr.<\/p>\n<p>Curry spoke with reporters after the game and said that he was frustrated with the inconsistencies of the officiating.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Steph Curry on the officiating in Lakers-Warriors tonight. He said he was frustrated with the inconsistencies. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5g6fLoARU5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/5g6fLoARU5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anthonyVslater\/status\/1751492843745706188?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, Kerr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/recap\/_\/gameId\/401585278\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was a little more vague<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI might comment on the free throws that they shot, but my mom is here right now and I want to be on my best behavior so I\u2019m not going to comment on their 43 free throws to our 16. I\u2019m not going to comment on Steph shooting three free throws in 43 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/anthonyVslater\/status\/1751475639482466416<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>James Compliments Curry<\/h3>\n<p>Curry finished the game, making 17 of 35 shots with 21 of those attempts coming from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a treat to go against one of the greatest to ever play this game,\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/lakers\/story\/2024-01-27\/lebron-james-rivalry-stephen-curry-lakers-warriors\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> James said of Curry<\/a>. \u201cFor us to continue to push each other at the state of our careers, you don\u2019t take it for granted because you don\u2019t know how many times you\u2019re actually going to get the moment to actually be on the same floor with such a talent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Golden State starters played well in this game, which has not been the case on most nights. The Warriors&#8217; first unit tallied 122 of the Warriors&#8217; points, outscoring the Lakers starters by 12. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/t\/thompkl01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Klay Thompson<\/strong><\/a> (24), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wiggian01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Andrew Wiggins<\/strong><\/a> (22), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kuminjo01\/gamelog\/2024\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jonathan Kuminga<\/strong><\/a> (22 points and 9 rebounds) joined Curry with at least 20 points.\u00a0 Meanwhile, Green had a fantastic all-around contest with eight points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists, three steals, and two blocks. Green also recorded a +31 plus\/minus rating.<\/p>\n<h3>Warriors&#8217; Playoffs Bid Is In Serious Jeopardy<\/h3>\n<p>Golden State has a few days off before concluding its homestand against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night. The Warriors have lost two straight and 10 of 14.\u00a0 As a result, the Dubs sit in 12th place in the Western Conference with a 19-24 record. They are three games behind 10th-place Utah and six behind sixth-place Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>Golden State has many problems with injuries, which have certainly been one of them. The Warriors&#8217; starters have not been good and are 24th in defensive rating. The Dubs&#8217; transition defense is horrendous, and they need a rim protector.<\/p>\n<p>Golden State doesn&#8217;t have a favorable schedule, as 24 of their final 38 games are on the road.\u00a0 The Warriors are 7-11 away from home this year. The Warriors are just 7-22 against teams with a winning record.<\/p>\n<h3>Other Dub Tidbits from Last Night<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The double-overtime marked the first time that the Lakers and Warriors have needed two extra frames to decide the outcome since 1969.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FIRST DOUBLE OT BETWEEN LAKERS-WARRIORS SINCE 1969 \ud83d\ude33 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/em7Npl52py\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/em7Npl52py<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1751465442751947019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Curry, who is ninth in the league in scoring at 27.3,\u00a0 has scored at least 25 points in five straight games. He has three 40-point games and has scored at least 30 points on 17 occassions.<\/li>\n<li>Kuminga has reached the 20-point plateau in a personal best six straight games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Golden State Warriors are not happy. Golden State Warriors Notebook: Warriors Frustration and Playoff Hole Growing, Steph Receives Huge Compliment From LeBron Golden State and the Los Angeles Lakers put on quite a show in the Lakers&#8217; 144-143 double-overtime win as both teams&#8217; stars showed out.\u00a0 Stephen Curry set a season-high in points (46) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3146,"featured_media":62402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,25],"tags":[409,70,38,48,528],"class_list":["post-62386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","category-warriors","tag-draymond-green","tag-klay-thompson","tag-lebron-james","tag-stephen-curry","tag-steve-kerr"],"modified_by":"Daniel Benjamin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}