“Defensively we were not connected,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said after the game. “We weren’t talking and we got off to that slow start. And Dallas is always a hard team to guard — they execute well and I think they made 12 3s in the first half, 21 for the game. A lot of miscommunication — but we just couldn’t pull together after that slow start and we never could get any traction in the game. So we just got to flush this one down the toilet and move on to tomorrow. Not much else to do.”
The Warriors shot only 4-for-30 from beyond the arc and were outscored 58-26 in bench points by the Mavericks. Despite the poor performance, the group took the loss in stride in the midst of a long season.
“It’s not odd at all,” Warriors forward Kevin Durant said. “I think everybody in that locker room has gotten their asses beat at home before. I know this experience is different, how much winning we’ve done the last few years. But we’re still in the NBA; guys have been a part of terrible games, along with the great games as well. The good thing about it, we play tomorrow night, too.”