Playing without Kawhi Leonard, who couldn't play due to an ankle injury, the San Antonio Spurs lost Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals to the Golden State Warriors, 136-100. After the loss, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was upset with his team's effort and believed that the Spurs' heart wasn't in the game due to the absence of Leonard.
Via NBA TV, here is Popovich's post game press conference:
"We maybe felt it too much, Kawhi being gone… I don't think they believed."
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Here's what Popovich told reporters after the game:
“We felt it too much, Kawhi being gone,” Popovich said. “I don't think they believed, and you have to believe. I don't think as a group they really did, which means, probably, a little bit feeling sorry for themselves.”
“That's the way I process it,” Popovich said. “I don't think they started the game with the belief, and it showed in the lack of edge, intensity, grunt, all that sort of thing. That was disappointing, but when you're playing a team that's as good as Golden State, you're going to get embarrassed if that's the way you come out.”
“We'll put it away, go get a meal, and Game 3 I expect to see a different team,” Popovich said.
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