The Golden State Warriors were down by 20 points at halftime and looked like they were on their way to losing Game 1 of their Western Conference Semifinals series against the San Antonio Spurs. However, they came out with a lot of urgency in the third quarter and were able to pull off a come-from-behind victory, 113-111.
Many wondered what happened inside their locker during the break, and now a video has surfaced where their head coach, Steve Kerr, was giving them a motivational speech and discussed what they needed to do better to win on the night. The 51-year-old's words of wisdom definitely helped fire up his players and it could have been the difference for them to remain unbeaten in the postseason.
“We gotta find that balance between pace and discipline. Right? So we're a little out of sorts because we're trying to push it, trying to push it. And now we're turning it over a little bit. I thought our defense was actually really good in the first quarter. But then we turned it over and they got some easy ones. And now we're playing from behind. But in the second quarter we got out of sorts. So, get your poise back, wings run like crazy. Just settle in on like three stops in a row. Three stops in a row and the push will come from that. Settle in. We'll be all right.”
#Warriors HC Steve Kerr talks to his team at halftime pic.twitter.com/TnDuZz9efZ
— Def Pen Hoops (@DefPenHoops) May 14, 2017
Kerr is considered one of the best coaches in the NBA today, and on the clip, it shows how effective he is when speaking and getting his message across. Despite his back condition, Kerr already attended their practice recently, which also points to the direction that he will be calling the plays for them soon.
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