In a rare mental lapse, Steph Curry almost cost the Golden State Warriors a victory in Game 4 against the Sacramento Kings on Sunday.
Curry finished with a team-high 32 points, and he escaped without the timeout being even a bigger part of this fantastic Western Conference series.
With Curry trying to get the ball across half-court, the Warriors ahead 126-121 and 42.4 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, he called a timeout that the Warriors didn’t have. It was reminiscent of then-Michigan basketball starNBA playoffs:Malik Monk made the free throw, and the Kings retained possession. De’Aaron Fox, who had a game-high 38 points, made a 3-pointer, cutting Golden State’s lead to 126-125.
Curry missed a jumper, giving Sacramento a chance for the victory. Curry redeemed himself with solid defense on Sacramento’s final possession – first keeping Fox from getting off a shot and then closing out on Barnes’ miss as time expired. Curry said he thought he was making the right move by calling a timeout until he looked over at the bench and saw distraught Warriors coach Steve Kerr. Two minutes earlier, the Warriors had challenged a foul called on Warriors center Kevon Looney. They lost the challenge, resulting in the loss of their final timeout."As we're exiting the huddle, that's on me, I've got to remind the guys we're out of timeouts," Kerr said.
Kings rookie Keegan Murray responded with his best game of the series, scoring 23 points, 15 on 5-for-7 shooting on 3s.In the series, the three of the four games have been decided by seven points or fewer, including two by three or fewer.
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