I said at least 9 mins, because Klay sat for 11 mins of game time and 26 mins in total if you add halftime – 7 mins after being subbed out, then was put back in for a random 1 min at the very end of the half, the 15 minutes of halftime that came after it, and then the first 4 mins of the 3rd quarter. *frustrated noises*
Also Kelenna and Bob’s commentary at what would be the end of each of their runs is the most darkly comedic irony. After Steph makes his last bucket and it became obvious that he had gotten into his rhythm, Kelenna says “here he goes!”…only for Steph to get subbed out 30 seconds later. And then after Klay hits would be the last bucket of his run, Bob goes “Oh man, when he gets in these modes, you get excited! He’s 6/9 and he’s got 15!”…only for Klay to get subbed out a minute later. 😭
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Forgot to add their shooting splits for the remainder of the game:
Steph would go on to score 12 more pts on 4/18 (22%) overall and 3/14 (21%) from 3. Klay would go on to score 2 more pts on 2/2 free throws and 0/5 shooting.
It has become a trend now of icing Steph and Klay in games.
There was a meme I saw on the nba reddit that the only man that can stop Steph when he’s hot is Kerr. Multiple games a few months ago Steph would hit 4 or 5 shots in a row only for Kerr to immediately pull him. Maybe he knows Shohei’s interpreter 🤔
Nope. You’re risking injury every single time you allow Curry or Klay to continue on a heater. We all remember what happened when Klay was allowed to continue playing in his NBA record 37-point quarter. They’re old & they need to rest, as do Kuminga & Moody. Pre-determined lineups are key if we want to continue this mediocrity.
It doesn’t even matter how much they were scoring. Our defense was cheeks
Way to go coach. Playing defense was easy for Indiana especially when Kerr love’s freezing his own players. He’s done it to everyone.
Isn’t that how their rotations work? At least for Steph, it’s 8 mins on and 8 mins off across the 4 quarters.
I can understand riding the same hot player throughout the game in playoffs but i am not sure it makes sense in regular season games.
I really dislike Kerr’s method of operating like a robot. It doesn’t matter if Steph scored 30 straight points in the 1st quarter without missing he’s subbing him out at his predetermined time period.
I swear Kerr is more focused on given a much rest to Curry and Klay than winning the game.