Steve Kerr Drops Brutally Honest Reality Check to “Average” Warriors Following Another Bad Loss

Steve Kerr isn’t pleased as his Golden State Warriors fell to 10-10 after squandering a 14-point advantage in a 104-100 Emirates NBA Cup West Group C loss to the Kevin Durant-less Houston Rockets on Wednesday.

It was a tough defeat for Golden State, especially with the Rockets shooting only 39.4% as a team and being carried by second-year guard Reed Sheppard, who lit them up with career highs of 31 points and nine rebounds.

After the game, Kerr referenced NFL legend Bill Parcells, known for his “You are what your record says you are” line, as he delivered a dose of truth to his squad, who currently sit at No. 8 in the Western Conference, one full game behind the No. 7 Minnesota Timberwolves.

“We’re an average team, and I think we have the potential for much more,” Kerr said. “It’s my job as coach to help these guys find that rhythm.”

The Warriors have also been dealing with injuries to Al Horford and Jonathan Kuminga, two players capable of starting.

They’ve now dropped four of their past five games, with their lone victory in that stretch coming against the Utah Jazz. Their slate hasn’t helped either, as they just completed three contests after a mid-November six-game road swing where they went 3-3.

Up next for Golden State is a matchup with the Western Conference-worst 3-16 New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday.

But after that, the Warriors face a demanding run, hosting the surging OKC Thunder to open December on Tuesday before embarking on a four-game road trip to Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago and Phoenix.

Steve Kerr hopes for the best as Steph Curry suffers injury

Adding to the sting of Wednesday’s loss was Steph Curry sustaining a quad injury. Curry left with 35 seconds left and was noticeably limping as he headed to the locker room.

Afterward, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he was relieved the injury wasn’t to Curry’s ankle or knee.

“Better than an ankle or a knee. So, hopefully he can recover quickly and be OK,” Kerr said (per San Francisco Chronicle’s Sam Gordon)

Curry finished the night with 14 points on 4-of-13 shooting, his third-lowest scoring output of the season, while recording seven rebounds and five assists in 32:45.