The unthinkable occurred to the Golden State Warriors in Game one of the Western Conference Semifinals on Monday in San Antonio. They brought the Spurs by 16 points with four minutes to go in regulation, then whilst the Spurs outscored the visitors 18-2 to tie the game at 106 points apiece and force overtime, the wheels fell off. Both clubs fought right back and forth in to double-overtime before miscommunication by the Warriors resulted in a three-pointer by Manu Ginobili he immediately buried. Wonderful State went from obtaining a huge game in San Antonio to losing it in heartbreaking fashion, 129-127. The question is, would they jump back? It's simple to look at the X's and O's of this sport and determine where in fact the Warriors went wrong, therefore we'll start there. The Warriors were killed by first of all, turnovers. They determined 21 turnovers, a thing that trickled over from their first-round sequence against the Denver Nuggets turnovers were averaged 18.7 by them in six games against the Nuggets). On these 21 turnovers the Spurs wound up scoring 21 points. It was also lit by san Antonio up from beyond the arc, some thing the Nuggets never could actually do. The Spurs went 13-of-26 from downtown, light emitting diode by Danny Green, who went 6-of-9 from long-distance. Possibly the Warriors can lock down on San Antonio's three-point firing from Game 2 on. They placed seventh in the NBA in opponents' three-point percentage throughout the regular time (although they did have their stretches where they threw in the towel a multitude of treys). What's most concerninga'and what needs to have worried Warriors supporters before Game 1 against the Spursa'is that the Warriors rated 28th in the NBA in turnovers per game through the regular time. That incorporated ranking 24th in turnovers per control, via TeamRankings.com. Which means this is not any fluke. So, from an X's and O's perspective, the Warriors certainly remain a much better chance against San Antonio when they control their turnovers. Obviously, that's easier said than done. It is difficult to be always a totally different group every one of a sudden. But the biggest concern for Warriors supporters is if the team will come right back mentally. The onslaught by the Spurs at the end, supported by a hysterical house audience, coupled with Golden State's sudden inability to put the ball in the basket, is the kind of stuff nightmares are created of on the wood. After shooting 17-of-24 in the 3rd quarter, the Warriors shot 5-of-20 in the fourth quarter. I assumed Charles Barkley made a great position following the game on TNT's In the NBA. He explained that a loss like that doesn't just feel like one loss. It feels much worse. And while the Warriors did jump back against the Nuggets after a turmoil in Game 1 of their first-round game, Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News described the main difference: This is a young staff, which only compounds the results of such a devastating meltdown. I'm not saying the Warriors are emotionally fragile (anybody who has observed Mark Jackson coach the team in 2013 knows that is not the case), but, the truth of the issue is, 13 of the 15 people on Golden State's current roster are under 30 years of age (David Lee and Richard Jefferson are the conditions). The six Warriors who played more than 30 minutes on Monday (Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes, Jarrett Jack, Andrew Bogut, Draymond Green) averaged 24.7 years of age. Heck, Barnes continues to be two decades old. Adam Kennedy of Hoopsworld.com tweeted: Monday's game went from the "win" that could have perhaps launched the Warriors to the conference finals to a reduction that could see them lose the series in four or five games, even with their excellent home-court advantage in Oakland. To expect this young group to jump from a loss that way against a Gregg Popovich-coached group is expecting too much.
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