“We’ve got Sacramento on Wednesday and we’ve got to flush this one down the toilet and get ready for Sac…. we’ve had a handful of these where we just get blown out.” Through his remarks, Steve Kerr made it clear that his squad should not dwell on the loss against the Boston Celtics for long. After all, ‘blowout’ was certainly one way to describe the recent matchup, since the men in green secured the win by a score of 125-85. The Warriors have had their troubles this season, but the 40-point margin loss may very well be an All-Time low. While the Bay Area franchise mourns, the Celtics squad celebrates getting the better of Stephen Curry and Co., being unable to keep the secret behind their win solely with them for long.

Jaylen Brown addressed the media during a post-game Q&A session. The scorer indicated that such a win may have been a relief after coming off a 119-115 overtime loss against the Atlanta Hawks. While the shooting guard/small forward admitted that the Celtics-Warriors matchup provided a challenge from a traveling standpoint, the squad knew what they had to do during the game.

And that was to limit Stephen Curry on the court. “Joe talked to me about it, and, you know, just trying to take that challenge, chasing that guy around. It’s not easy, but trying to do what it took for us to get a win,” JB admitted.

Jrue Holiday helped to confirm the validity of this strategy. “We know that Steph is a main guy, so trying to make other people make plays, you make it hard for him. We know that’s he a great passer too, but try to get in the passing lanes, and just show multiple people, show multiple bodies, and try to get across lanes, and we get on transition,” the 34-year-old stated in his Q&A session.

If guarding the Three-Point Leader wasn’t enough, cutting his support and leaving him alone to deal with scoring was, as William Butcher would say, ‘Diabolical’. Stephen Curry ended the night with his lowest recorded shooting percentage this month. Despite making 18 points, he went 6-16 (37.5%) with his field goals, 4-12 (33.3%) with his three-pointers, and 2-2 (100%) with his free throws. On top of that, he also allowed 3 turnovers personally.

For the Celtics, the priority was to isolate the Warriors scorer from the help he needed to rely on during the game. This was easy enough to do, given that the absences of Draymond Green (calf injury), Jonathan Kuminga (ankle injury), Kyle Anderson, and Brandin Podziemski short-handed the Bay Area franchise. By targeting the other 11 players in the rotation, Stephen Curry was made to feel helpless, as he could not pass the ball to break the defense at any given moment.

Once Curry was off the court, Hardwood Houdini reported that “The Warriors had no way of generating consistent offense without Curry.” By the end, the GSW could only make 34.8% of their field goals and 26.4% of their three-pointers, compared to the Celtics’ 53.3% field goals and 41.7% three-pointers.

Jaylen Brown and Co. experimented while holding a 29-13 record, which worked well for them. For Brown, working out alongside Steph during practice sessions this Summer may have allowed him to gain an understanding of the Warriors star’s playing style. Something which he may have now used to his advantage.

“It was great to have been able to work out with him (Curry) this summer, and then be able to lace it up, and then guard and chase him around all night,” said Brown in a separate statement. “It’s pretty fun too, so we had a good one”.

The 40-point margin loss was the last thing the Warriors squad would have wanted amidst their string of losses. In light of this, no one could have blamed Stephen Curry for feeling dejected.

Stephen Curry highlighted the absence of ‘man-up mentality’ during the Warriors-Celtics game: “Had nothing really to show”

“How do you process a loss like this?” was the question that didn’t take long to come up during Stephen Curry’s post-game presser. Though the 10x All-Star believed that there was a certain good level of life and energy, it didn’t matter in the end. Even if Draymond Green and Jonathan Kuminga weren’t available, Curry believed that ‘Next Man-Up’ mentality is what can help them go through the upcoming games.

And sadly, he believed that quality was nowhere seen during the recent game. “Everybody who steps foot on the floor gotta be able to perform. Bring a spirit of, you know, you belong, and do it together as a unit. Didn’t happen tonight. We obviously had nothing really to show. 36 minutes tonight and, it’s gonna get tougher,” he noted.

Do you believe that the Golden State Warriors can recover from this low point? Will other teams look to employ the same strategy as the Boston Celtics? Let us know in the comments down below.