WarriorsHQ: Dubs ‘fell apart’ in final seconds of Game 2 vs. Clippers
Beat writers Dieter Kurtenbach and Mark Medina review how the Warriors can “bounce back” from losing a stunning 31-point lead to the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 2 of their first round NBA playoffs series on Monday at Oracle Arena in Oakland.
Here’s what you’ll hear in their latest podcast:
1:00: Warriors have “made a habit of taking their foot off the accelerator.”
2:10: Dubs lose DeMarcus Cousins to an injury, and lost the game because “they just imploded.”
4:10: Warriors unveil a “masterpiece of hubris” after a season of practicing apathy in games.
6:30: Zero excuses for Kevin Durant’s gameplay; Patrick Beverley gets “between his ears.”
10:38: Game 2 will either “open cracks” in Warriors facade or empower the team to channel its faults into a championship focus.
12:04: It would be unfair to say an Achilles’ heel injury is related to others, but one expert says a “kinetic chain” may link Achilles injury to other body parts.
13:47: Jordan Bell, Andrew Bogut, Draymond Green and Kevon Looney will see more playing time after Cousins’ injury.
15:08: Will Bob Myers’ decision on Bogut pay off?
16:21: Cousins is “probably not coming back.”
18:15: Are Durant and Green still fighting behind the scenes?
22:00: Are the 2018-19 Warriors facing similar playoff struggles the 2009-10 Lakers faced?
23:08: Jordan Bell has “not shown it”; Houston Rockets “can get this team”
26:45: The Warriors will have to scheme to “stop Montrezl Harrell and Lou Williams.”
30:10: The Dubs may be “broken in ways we have not seen yet.”
33:50: “Adjustments in the playoffs are overrated.”
35:30: The Warriors coaching staff “cannot coast through this one anymore.”
36:30: “Warriors in five” still, Medina says, but bouncing back will test weaknesses the Clippers have exploited.
39:05: Winning “cures all ills,” and losing causes “big and small” issues to “boil up to the surface.”