The Golden State Warriors went to Salt Lake City looking to grab a win against the Utah Jazz after a loss in their previous game against the Indiana Pacers. However, the Warriors lost against the Jazz last night after a blunder by the Warriors in the final seconds. The duo of Jordan Poole and Klay Thompson were unable to hold the game in the absence of their talisman, Stephen Curry.
With this loss against the Jazz, the Californian side garnered plenty of attention from NBA fans.
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The Golden State Warriors started the game pretty well by dominating the first quarter. However, they were unable to take a lead in the next two consecutive quarters. Surprisingly, they managed to build in the fourth quarter with a comfortable lead, though that was not enough to make them earn a victory. They went on to lose the game in the final seconds after the ball got stolen away from Jordan Poole, resulting in a 1 point win for the?Utah Jazz. Despite being the top scorer with 36 points, Poole was unable to lead his team over the line.
NBA fans reflect on the Warriors bottling the game in the final seconds
Meanwhile, the mistake by Poole created a lot of reactions in the Vivint Arena in Utah. Moreover, it also drew the attention of many fans on social media. They took to Twitter to voice out their opinions.
Here are some of the reactions from NBA Twitter:
The Warriors are a cooked product and that ring last season was a fluke https://t.co/ZaCTcXX45e
— ♛♛♛ (@goatseazon) December 8, 2022
Warriors choking 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡
— 77/41 (@Dverxs) December 8, 2022
Lets all take a moment to laugh at WARRIORS fans 😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
— ً❼ (@CookedByLakers) December 8, 2022
Golden state sucks 😹😹😹
— 🥷🏾 (@CookedbyAB) December 8, 2022
Curry watching his team lose from the sideline 😭😭😭
— ™️_🌾 (@Sincerely_m0n) December 8, 2022
No way this real bro 😭😭😭 that’s crazy
— KEYNOTE (@Lauri_the_GOAT) December 8, 2022
How do you blow a 4 point lead in 35 secs 🤣💀
— 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 ⁶𓅓 (@Nicktohot1) December 8, 2022
Warriors blew it LMFAOOO
— HacHIMura (@b0frxsty) December 8, 2022
Trash defense by the Warriors at the end.
— stonkstradamus (@stonkstradamus) December 8, 2022
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The comments portrayed the negative responses of many fans. Most of them couldn’t even believe how the Warriors blew their lead in the last seconds. They also didn’t hesitate to criticize the defense for “choking” at the last moment.?Moreover, others commented that they could feel the absence of Stephen Curry on the court. Overall, the fans were pretty dissatisfied with this performance from the defending NBA champions.
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The Warriors are now 13-13 for the season so far, sitting in 10th place on the Western Conference table.
What are your thoughts on the latest loss for the Warriors? Do you think the absence of Stephen Curry affected them? Let us know in the comments below.