Big upset! The Warriors lost 0-5 and three players were to blame. Kerr used people to punish Curry.

Another big upset! After losing to the Bucks in the absence of Giannis Antetokounmpo in the previous game, the Warriors suffered another 0-5 start to the season and suffered a late reversal with three players to blame. Coach Cole punished Curry with his use of players.

The Warriors reversed their losing streak

After an upset loss to the Bucks without Antetokounmpo in the previous game, the Warriors faced off against the Pacers. As the runner-up last season, the Pacers suffered serious injuries this season. Not only did Haliburton be reimbursed for the season, but core players such as Nembhard, Toppin, Marcelin, and McConnell were also absent due to injuries. It was difficult to win the season with 0 wins and 5 losses.

As a result, facing this remnant team, the Warriors led most of the game, but suffered a reversal 109-114 in the final quarter and upset and lost a game they should have won.

Three people are to blame for the Warriors' upset reversal. Coach Kerr punished Curry with his use of players.

Curry's continued slump

Faced with such a defeat, the poor performance of the internal and external core Curry and Chasing Dreams, as well as coach Cole's targeted and punitive employment, are all to blame.

The first to bear the brunt was Curry, who was in a sluggish state and had no desire to compete. Curry scored 24 points, 2 assists and 1 steal in the game, which seemed good. However, he took 23 crazy shots and only made 4 of 16 three-pointers. The overall shooting rate was as low as 34.8% and he also made 5 turnovers.

While the offensive end was extremely sluggish, the defensive end also had no investment at all. It handed over the lowest plus-minus value of -21 in the game, and seemed to have entered the fatigue period early.

Faced with Curry in such a state, his opponent, Pacers player Quinton Jackson, seized the opportunity to have a career night.

He scored 25 points, 10 of 16 in the game, 6 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals. He ranked first in the game in plus-minus value of +20. Not only did he hit a career high in points and assists, he also hit the winning mid-range shot at the critical moment to seal the victory.

Chai Meng's elbow disrupts the situation

The second is Curry's old inside partner Chai Meng. As Curry's guard with a knife, whenever Curry is not playing or in poor condition, Chai Meng will often fall into self-destruction mode.

The same is true in this game. With no form on both ends of the offense and defense, Chai Meng also sent an elbow that changed the direction of the game at the decisive moment in the final quarter.

With 5 minutes and 46 seconds left in the final quarter, the Warriors led by 11 points and completely suppressed the Pacers. At this time, Chaimeng directly knocked Sika to the ground with an elbow while receiving a baseline serve to protect the ball.

This sudden incident obviously angered the opponent Pacers, who directly launched a wave of 21-5 attacks in the next 5 and a half minutes to complete the great reversal.

Butler broke the record and burned out

With Curry and Dream Chasing in such bad form, the reason why the Warriors were able to play back and forth with the Pacers most of the time, even leading by double digits in the middle of the final quarter, was that Butler was burned out.

Butler efficiently scored 20 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Since joining the Warriors, he has scored 688 points, 204 rebounds, and 210 assists in just 37 games, becoming the fastest player in Warriors history to reach 500 points, 200 rebounds, and 200 assists.

Cole's punitive employment

If the poor state of Curry and Dream Chasing is an important reason for the Warriors' loss, then Cole's punitive employment in the final quarter is the culprit.

Faced with the poor condition of the core players, Cole increased the role of role players such as Post and Santos, partnering with Poje, Butler and Kuminga. This lineup with a combination of experience, shooting and fighting ability allowed the Warriors to firmly control the situation in the third and early fourth quarters.

As a result, when the situation was good in the final quarter, Cole insisted on replacing Curry and Dream Chaser on the field again in the middle of the quarter. As a result, the situation took a turn for the worse and the Warriors struggled to reverse the situation.

It is worth mentioning that after the Warriors lost to the remnant Bucks in the previous game, Cole publicly criticized the team in a sarcastic tone, saying that when the Warriors faced a team that lacked its main force, the record was almost 0 wins and 12 losses. In the future, opponents will have to take turns to rest their main force when facing the Warriors.

After the game, Cole publicly stated: "We lacked execution on both ends of the offense and defense, committed constant fouls, and made mistakes again and again. We are not worthy of winning this game."

"We had a holiday yesterday and did not train this morning. We were well rested, but our performance at the last moment was terrible. It is a pity for the performance of young players. Santos Guys like Moody, Podger, etc. were great and gave us an 11-point lead at one point. They completed the task, but we couldn't finish."

Obviously, Cole knew that it was the young players who turned the situation around, and he also hinted that veterans such as Curry and Dream Chasing were in poor condition, which gave his late substitutions a hint of punishment.

Considering the ages of Curry, Dream Chaser and Horford, Cole doesn't have to do this at all. Even top players will have downturns. As a coach, why give up young players who are in hot form and use veterans in a punitive manner.

What's more, Cole also admitted after the game that the competition in the Western Conference is very fierce, and the Warriors lost two wins in vain. When you get to the end of the season, you will find that it may be just one or two wins away. Especially for the Warriors with an aging core, no matter what happens, they should get the victory first, rather than putting the out-of-form Curry on the fire.