Kerr admits Warriors are fatigued, can't wait for All-Star break
Despite winning eight of 10, the Golden State Warriors aren't firing on all cylinders. They've turned the ball over 44 times in their last two games and were walloped by 30 points against the Utah Jazz on Tuesday.
Coach Steve Kerr blames fatigue.
"Guys are dying to get to the All-Star break," Kerr said after the Dubs' 119-104 win in Sacramento on Friday, via ESPN's Chris Haynes. "We're limping to the finish line of the All-Star break. But, we've got to fight through it to the break and then we need to get the hell away from each other and go sit on a beach and relax and then we'll be in great shape."
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In the Utah loss on Tuesday, the Warriors allowed the Jazz to shoot 58 percent from the floor - the highest single-game field-goal percentage allowed by Golden State since Kerr became coach in 2014.
"It's painful obviously that our guys are mentally fried right now," Kerr said. "So, we just got to fight through, get to the break and rejuvenate."
Not all the Warriors will be relaxing on beaches, however. Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson will all be in attendance for the All-Star festivities in Los Angeles. Despite running the team with the best record in the NBA, Kerr is ineligible to coach in the All-Star Game because he did so last season.