Warriors must worry about their game, not Lakers’ gaming of NBA refs

Warriors must worry about their game, not Lakers’ gaming of NBA refs

The Golden State Warriors’ formula for climbing back into this series? Skip the drama, and play.

We’re talking poise under pressure, and we have to, because the Warriors and the NBA both embarrassed themselves Saturday night in the Warriors’ ghastly 127-97 loss in Game 3 to the Los Angeles Lakers. That gave the Lakers a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semis, with Game 4 Monday night in Los Angeles.

The Warriors have a chance to reclaim their pride and their soul Monday. The NBA will take longer, and don’t hold your breath.

If Steve Kerr’s crew has any hope of getting back into this thing, they might want to take a look at the second quarter of Saturday’s game and do what Klay Thompson is known to advise: Do that same thing next game, only the exact opposite.

With all of Hollywood preening courtside, the Warriors played their worst quarter ever, with an assist from the NBA.

I don’t know what a good hangover cure is, but I know what’s not: Re-watching that second quarter the next morning. If the Warriors don’t regroup, that quarter will go down as the moment when the Good Ship Dynasty hit the iceberg. If they do rally and win the series, that quarter will be the tragedy they rose above, burnishing their legacy.

To be clear, the refs weren’t the cause of the mess. They didn’t help, but they were simply calling the game the way the NBA wants it called, which is a problem for the NBA.

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