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Steve Kerr Under Fire for Unexpected Decision in Warriors’ Blowout Loss
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The Golden State Warriors would like to forget Thursday night for sure. They had no answer for the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of their best-of-seven series. Minnesota dominated from start to finish, scoring 56 points in the first half and 61 in the second to cruise to a commanding 117–93 win.

Not much went right for Golden State, and the loss evens the series at 1-1 as the teams head to San Francisco for a pivotal Game 3 on Saturday.

Many of the postgame criticisms were aimed at Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, particularly for his substitution patterns. Fans flooded social media with frustrations over the rotations he used throughout the game.

"Kerr see the warriors up down 7 and say “ok how do I stop this run” … 

"* subs in a new 5"

"We cut it to 7 let's put in a lacrosse player and Moses airball moody," lamented this fan.

"so [expeletive] stupid , i can’t stand him. it’s like he didn’t wanna go back home up 2-0 , makes absolutely no sense. and then he doesn’t even go back to them during that wolves run like wtf," screamed this fan.

"Could be the turnaround for this series, they've given the wolves the confidence they needed," called out another.

"% if you had to pull sum1 out the game i wulda took out podz and subbed pat spencer,tjd or gp. Spencer more pure pg and can run the offense, takes pressure of jimmy & buddy....help buddy get more catch & shoots, & iso for jimmy,slash 2 rim for kuminga," mentioned someone else.

"Absolutely disgusting... it's like we wanted to throw the game away," added a social media user

"I don’t understand why he did that lol lost all the momentum the warriors had," mentioned this fan.

Jonathan Kuminga led the Warriors with 18 points off the bench. Trayce Jackson-Davis also came off the bench and added 15. Jimmy Butler, in his second game back from injury, played 34 minutes and scored 17 points.

Golden State was once again without star guard Steph Curry, who is sidelined with a hamstring injury. He’s expected to remain out until at least Game 5.

Despite the heat he’s taking, Kerr remains one of the most accomplished coaches in NBA history. He’s won five NBA championships as a player and four more as a head coach with Golden State. While his Game 2 decisions are under fire, his postseason track record offers hope for Warriors fans heading into Game 3.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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