San Francisco, CA – Wednesday night, the Golden State Warriors came out sloppy. They committed turnovers left and right while barely playing any defense. It was a horrid first quarter from coach Steve Kerr's vantage point, and he was over it.

“The first quarter, I was so disgusted with our play that I was pouting, and my body language was terrible. Draymond (Green) even told me that. I was kind of embarrassed…It wasn't my best moment as a coach. It was great for Draymond to remind me that they need my energy too,” the Warriors coach told ClutchPoints.

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After that moment, Kerr was a different coach. You saw an animated coach on the sidelines, cheering his team on and orchestrating things. Once he put Gary Payton II into the game, he added another source of energy that propelled the Dubs to a convincing victory.

Winning sometimes takes putting your pride to the side, and that's what Kerr did without hesitation. As the head coach, he could have told Green who's the player to stay in his place and play better, or he could have mentally checked out of this game. If Kerr decided to do either, the Warriors probably would wake up today 5-2 instead of 6-1. It took leadership for Green to say what he did and for Kerr to accept the constructive criticism.

A significant part of the Warriors winning this game was because of leadership. Green noticed something his coach was doing wrong, and they have a good enough relationship for him to approach him. It's called holding everyone accountable, and leaders need to be held responsible at times. This type of leadership is necessary when you want to win an NBA championship, and that's what this franchise wants to do again.