I feel like I’ve already said this five times this year, but the Golden State Warriors just lost their most heart breaking game of the year.
They blew a 24-point lead. They had a prime opportunity to not just win, but advance to the knockout stage of the NBA’s inaugural in-season tournament.
And instead they lost in dramatic and fairly pathetic fashion, losing 124-123 after a Malik Monk game-winner.
I’d rather not talk about this one any more, but sadly I must.
So here are some grades. As always, grades are based on my expectations for each player, with a “B” grade representing the average performance for that player.
Note: True-shooting percentage (TS) is a scoring efficiency metric that accounts for threes and free throws.
Entering Tuesday’s games, league-average TS was 57.5%.
33 minutes, 8 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, 4 turnovers, 4 fouls, 3-for-8 shooting, 2-for-4 threes, 50.0% TS, +5
The Warriors have been a significantly better team this year when Green plays, and for the first half of his return from a five-game suspension, that was on full display.
But as the game started to become shaky, so too did Dray.
His four turnovers were remarkably costly, including a poor pass with under 30 seconds remaining that led to the Kings’ go-ahead bucket.
He had some untimely fouls and another technical foul, which seemed very weak … but then again, one never knows what might have been said.
