"On Tuesday night, they fell down by as many as 36 points to the Thunder and -- after a sixth straight road loss -- had their outspoken power forward, Draymond Green, publicly question whether players had the requisite focus on winning over personal ambitions. The loss to the Thunder, which Kerr called "embarrassing" and Jimmy Butler called "humbling," led to several extended meetings in the late morning and early afternoon at the team's San Antonio hotel before Wednesday night's game, team sources told ESPN."
"There'd been some internal discussion about resting Curry, Butler and Green on the second night of a difficult back-to-back. But all three were against that plan, considering the circumstances. Rick Celebrini, the franchise's lead medical decision maker, gave the green light since all three played so little in the blowout loss the night before. Curry said the team had a lengthy and honest film session, discussing both strategy and mindset."
Facing a blowout loss and internal tensions after a 36-point defeat to the Thunder, the Golden State Warriors regrouped with meetings and film sessions before playing the Spurs. Stephen Curry erupted for 46 points, including 22 in the third quarter, leading a 125-120 victory in San Antonio. Draymond Green had publicly questioned focus and teammates debated resting star players, but medical staff cleared Curry, Jimmy Butler and Green to play. Coach Steve Kerr called the performance "Routine" and emphasized rediscovering identity as the team stood 6-6 with 70 games remaining.
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