Stephen Curry Explains Why Warriors' Losses Should Inspire Better Play

The Golden State Warriors took a disappointing loss to the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night. The Warriors had an 11-point lead late into the fourth quarter when Quenton Jackson and the rest of the uninjured Pacers threw together an epic comeback. 

The Warriors were victims of two career-highs from Pacers role players, with Aaron Nesmith scoring 31 points and Quenton Jackson’s 25 points and 10 assists (also a career high). Still, the Warriors blew an easy win, and the team leaders were not happy with the team’s performance. 

“This is one of those look in the mirror type games. There are parts of the game where I made it too hard on all of us with not getting organized, bad possessions, a lack of energy… It’s one of those rough games you gotta play better throughout the meat of the game so that you give yourself that breathing room where a couple of shots here and there don’t determine the outcome.”

Curry partly put the blame on himself for the Warriors' loss. He did have an off game and was unable to close things out when they came down to the wire. Curry also recognized the impact of the loss. 

“These are two games that we really should have (won) and wanted to have to show for our start, but hopefully it lights of fire under all of us,” said Curry. 

If two bad losses like the Warriors had don’t light a fire under their team, they are in trouble. They never should have let those games slip, and now the Warriors need to grab some solid wins to get back on track. 

The Warriors’ upcoming schedule is definitely tough, so it will still be a tough task. However, if the Warriors want to be contenders this year, it’s time to show it.