Kerr: Warriors ‘could have gone the distance’ if Curry healthy

Minneapolis – As the Target Center Roared for the Minnesota Timberwolves In the last minute of game 5 on Wednesday Night, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr Took Jimmy butler And Draymond green Out for the final time this season.

Kerr Hugged Both of His Stars and Shared Some Words With Each Seconds Before Golden State’s Season Came to An end with a 121-110 loss In the Western Conference Semifinals.

Without the injured Stephen curryThe Warriors Were No Match for the Wolves, LOSING FOUR Straight Games After Taking Taking Game 1.

While the worruers do not want to make any excuses and repeatedly praised minnesota, kerr was that he will look back on this postseason and wonder about what the warrior Not suffered a grade 1 left hamstring strain in game 1.

“I don’t even have to think [if]”Kerr Said.” I know we had a shot. I know we could have gone the distance.

“Maybe we would be with, but it does not matter.

The worrorres were playing some of their best basketball Before Curry was injured. They had just survived a physical first-round match, upsetting the second-seeded Rockets By Winning Game 7 in Houston. Their confidence was high.

And when Curry Went Down and Left The Wolves Series for Good With 8:19 To Go In The Second Quarter Of Game 1, The Warters Were Up 10 And With Third Quarter Before Winning That Opening Game. Curry was getting in a groove, has scored 13 points in 12 minutes.

Curry, 37, called His Injury A “Gut Punch” considering how well the warriors were playing and the potential they had for a dig for a day which is not knowing how many more of these operations.

Not long after the wariers traded for butler, Green Had Said that Golden State will win the title.

“I think I still have that belief wholeheartedly,” Green Said Wednesday Night. “That has not changed one bit. And you retool, you do whatever it is that you get to do to take that next step and give yourself a better chance.”

The Warriors Were 25-26 Before Butler Made His Warriors Debut at the Chicago bulls On Feb. 8. Golden State then Went 23-8 And Had the Third-Best Record Since Since Butler’s Debut.

The Warriors Ranked FIRST in Defensive Effective, Third in Points Per Game Allowed and First in Assists Per Game During That Span.

After game 5, kerr again credited butter with changing the wariers’ season. Butler fought an illness and scored a combined total of 31 points in Games 4 and 5 after finishing with 33 point in Game 3. Still freeing the effects of taking a nasty fall in the first round and suffering a deep contaction of his tailbone.

But Kerr Said Butler was dealing with the pain of the fall in addition to minnesota’s stifling defense.

“I think he was definitely compromised through all series,” Kerr Said. “I think the injury in hoston definitely impacted Him. He be playing through the biggest thing in this biggest thing in this series that the steph gives us, minnesota do a great job of just placing us One-on-one us on the Perimeter.

“They just made the decision not to leave our Perimeter Guys, even our non-shooters on the perimeter, they just stayed and made jimmy play on one-in-one and become. Length in Athleticism, it was easy to get any at the rim … once steph wont, but esteiyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

Butler saad he can see the potential of this team as a contender when healthy.

“For sure,” butler sa. “I think we all know that, we all believe that.”

Butler saad he is looking forward to see what he can do with this type with full season and camp after he was helped by a foreious run from Midseason.

Kerr and green agreed and both has they Trust General Manager Mike Dunlevy Jr. To make the right moves to improve the rooster if potential.

“I love our guys,” kerr saaid. “This was a hell of a run for us considering where Were Were at the Trade Deadline. Obviously you get to the final eight in the NBA, you one of the best exams.

“We have a shot, but bags didn’t go our way. Minnesota deserves the credit.”