The Golden State Warriors very nearly gave away a massive lead, and more importantly, a win over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night, and Stephen Curry was partly to blame.

According to Mark Medina of the Mercury News, Warriors coach Steve Kerr called his star point guard careless as they coughed up a big lead in the second half.

“I thought he was a little bit careless in the second half,” Kerr said of Curry. “He knows that. But it’s something that I’ll gladly take if it’s an issue I have to deal with as a coach.”

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While Curry had a remarkable game overall as he finished with 39 points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists to make up for Kevin Durant’s absence, he also committed seven turnovers and fouled out with three minutes left in the fourth quarter.

The careless turnovers and the silly fouls – two of the main flaws in Curry’s game – have been creeping up once again over his last two games, something which Kerr will no doubt look to address with his star player.

However, these are relatively minor issues the defending champions have to deal with in the grand scheme of things, as they should remain quite a force in large part thanks to everything else Curry brings to the table.