Kerr: Warriors 'dying to get to the All-Star break'
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr says his players are "tired mentally" and "dying to get to the All-Star break" after a 35-point fourth quarter in the 119-104 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.
The Warriors will be represented by Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson for All-Star Weekend Feb. 16-18 in Los Angeles.
Before the break, Golden State has six more games to play, including Saturday night at the Denver Nuggets.
"Hell yeah," Kerr said Friday night after the road win, via ESPN. "Guys are dying to get to the All-Star break. 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."
The Warriors (41-11) have turned the ball over 44 times in their past two games, including a 30-point loss, 129-99, on the road to the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night.
"It's painful obviously that our guys are mentally fried right now," Kerr said. "So it's a good job to just get a win. ... Our guys are tired mentally, emotionally. So we just got to fight through, get to the break and rejuvenate."
The defending champions committed 25 turnovers against the 16-35 Kings, but shot 55 percent from the field and 52 percent from beyond the arc, making 17 3-pointers.
"We got to be professional and try to figure out ways to grind," said Curry, who finished with 23 points. "(Looking toward the break) may be the case, but that's no excuse for turnovers and disjointedness throughout the game. Every team that's had success has gone through this. You can see the light at the end of the tunnel for a little refresher, but at the end of the day, we got work to do to get to that break. So we've got to find a way."
--Field Level Media