If the expulsion of Draymond Green and the final defeat of the Warriors put him aside, the Suns nevertheless suffered in the “money-time” of the duel. Because while they led by 13 points (109-96) entering the last four minutes, Devin Booker and his teammates saw Golden State come back on their heels at the end.
Stephen Curry even had the ball to equalize in the final seconds, while Frank Vogel's men had a series of lost balls and bad choices against the Warriors' press.
“We have to stop this bullshit” railed the Suns coach. “It’s getting really painful.”
Injury-related errors?
Author of 32 points on 12/23 shooting, 7 assists and 5 rebounds, Devin Booker confirmed his coach's words.
” It's frustrating “ confirmed the leader/back. “We must be careful not to become a team that only learns from defeats. It’s about having a sense of urgency, being focused. We have too much talent on this team to do this for the third or fourth time. Yes, it's frustrating. »
At his side, Jusuf Nurkic confirmed, even if the pivot recalled that the Suns had just recovered Bradley Beal for the match, while Kevin Durant had returned to the infirmary…
“I agree with Book. We're better than that but it's also normal that there are ups and downs when lineups are constantly changing. When players go back and forth (to the infirmary), it's normal for there to be mistakes. But we should still do better, especially since it happened so often. »
