Shayna Rubin is a multimedia reporter covering the Oakland Athletics. She is a Bay Area native who spent the last five years covering the A's and Giants for various publications and worked as a digital producer for the Pac-12 Network.
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, left, and guard Stephen Curry celebrate after an offensive goaltending call against Green was overturned in the final second of an NBA in-season tournament basketball game Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, in Oklahoma City. Klay Thompson’s game-winning jumper against the Sacramento Kings gave them win No. 4 and No. 5 against the Thunder came courtesy of Steph Curry’s layup off the high backboard over seven-footer Chet Holmgren’s outstretched arm.
Coach Steve Kerr doesn’t like to talk about last year. He’d like to bury it as a blip in the franchises’s otherwise pristine record in contention years. That team that couldn’t win on the road, struggled to stay above .500 and got knocked out of the playoffs before the Finals for the first time in the Kerr era was just an anomaly.
That means fixating on film to break down every turnover or bad foul on a shooter practices, or over-communicating situations during game stoppages. It means stopping practices when someone is fouled and starting over. Gary Payton II has closed a handful of games for his lock-down defense on scoring threats such as Malik Monk and ball-handlers such as Josh Giddey. Wiggins — who had a better game on the boards in OKC — has been out of the mix to close some games as he works to get into his rhythm, Moses Moody has been in as a certified shooting threat. Chris Paul is often in the closing minutes, too.
“You have to repeat every night and do the small things to stay on the court. We know we have a deep team. Steve is going to put out there so you know if you play well, you do what you’re supposed to do, you have a chance to close, and if you don’t you probably will sit down. That’s probably how it should be, and it’s working out for us.
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