The Golden State Warriors are not in a good spot right now. They recently lost their third consecutive game, as they fell to the Miami Heat. Again, the main issue seemed to be on the defensive end. And fans are going gaga over Jordan Poole as Stephen Curry and co. fall to 3-5 for the season so far.
The Warriors came into the game on the back of two straight defeats. But Klay Thompson was set to return, and the Warriors were hopeful they can address some of the issues that have been plaguing them. However, they failed to hold on to multiple leads as the Heat clawed back into the game and sealed it in the end.
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But NBA fans were going nuts over the reaction of Jordan Poole. The star, who signed a $140 million contract extension recently, had a tough game as he finished with just 9 points on 3-10 shooting. And then he was called for multiple travels in the game. After he was called for his third travel of the game, he mocked the ref behind his back. The cameras caught it clearly and fans went nuts.
NBA fans lose it over Poole’s reactions as Stephen Curry and the Warriors fall to 3rd straight defeat
The fans were going nuts seeing Poole’s reaction. They were seemingly happy that the refs were finally catching Poole’s travels. And they were piling on the Warriors for falling to the Heat.
Here are some of the reactions from NBA Twitter:
They’re finally calling his travels, he’s cooked now lmao
— Zion HoneyBun (@ZionHoneyBun) November 2, 2022
He’s so cringe
— RUI FANATIC (@therealselena23) November 2, 2022
He’s so overrated
— ™️_🌾 (@Sincerely_m0n) November 2, 2022
they finally started calling it
— Arion (@_Arionnnn) November 2, 2022
Someone should teach him how to dribble.
— Nick King (@ndot_king) November 2, 2022
https://twitter.com/Dukes3O5/status/1587624374504398851?s=20&t=NZyzTJR1LRdsGCsfod5vBQ
thank you draymond for knocking him out
— zak (@Moa11im) November 2, 2022
— And then, Homer told Bart, don’t be a Simp, son (@November_3rd) November 2, 2022
That’s why green punched him lol
— turntuptomas (@turntuptomas13) November 2, 2022
and y’all were mad at draymond btw told y’all he deserved it
— Faze• (@Not4PFaze) November 2, 2022
wake him up @Money23Green pic.twitter.com/ZUR6IMBaF3
— ripoldkanye.abc 🔴 (@adisonfarrel) November 2, 2022
Max Strus stars off the bench as the Heat edge past the defending champs
Both the Warriors and the Miami Heat came into the game with a lot of questions. The Warriors’ defensive and the Heat’s offensive struggles were well noted. But Jimmy Butler had proclaimed before the game that he doesn’t care that they started 2-5.
The game was a back-and-forth affair, as both teams failed to build a huge lead. At the half, the difference was just 2 points. As the third quarter started, the Warriors looked like they were gonna pull away as they built a 10-point lead.?But the Heat fought back in the fourth and they held the Golden State Warriors to just 15 points. They opened a lead for themselves and held on until the final whistle.
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Max Strus led all scorers with 24 points as he came off the bench again while Jimmy Butler added 23 points, 8 assists, and 6 rebounds. For the Warriors, it was Stephen Curry again leading the way with 23 points, while Thompson had 19.
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