Warriors Problems Mount As They Suffer Another Painful Home Loss to Lakers

• The Golden State Warriors suffered another loss in the NBA this time to the Los Angeles Lakers
• The Lakers, without LeBron James, inflicted a 109-103 defeat on the defending NBA champions
• The defeat left the Warriors 9th in the West with a 28-28 record

Reigning NBA champions Golden State Warriors suffered another frustrating 109-103 defeat, this time to a new-look Los Angeles Lakers.

The defeat leaves them 9th in the Western Conference with a 28-28 record, a microcosm of their 2022/23 season.

The NBA champions in four of the last eight years are without 2022 Finals MVP Stephen Curry who is out with a leg injury. They have struggled for consistency all season bouncing around .500.

The team has particularly struggled to close games, bl0wing double-digit leads in several NBA games. Things may get tricky with the Western Conference teams adding elite talents like Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.

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Green addresses Warriors struggles

Veteran Warriors forward Draymond Green said the team has to keep going. Green stole the headlines in the off-season after punching teammate Jordan Poole.

He apologized for the incident and both players seemed to have moved on.

“When you are losing games and you are .500, and you are not a .500 losing team, it gets frustrating. But no one is going to feel sorry for you. No one is going to feel sorry for us.“It is what it is. You have to keep fighting and dig yourself out of it and find a way," via NBC Sports.

They have lost nine games after double-digit leads and will need to address that issue after the All-Star break. According to ESPN, four starters scored double-digit points, with Poole leading with 29 but their offense struggled.

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They remain ninth in the West and have two games before the All-Star break, against Washington Wizards and Los Angeles Clippers.

Warriors fans reactions

@SPORTZKUNTRY:

"This team expects klay to run around like steph and he cant..steph hits those shots that klay and poole are missing late in games..this team better pray steph comes back after all star break.. dont see how this same team put up 140 a few days ago against Oklahoma..then tonight."

@SanteeJacksonSr:

"Hard to score consistently w/ Draymond and Looney in at the same time. You don't have to guard either of them and leaves AD free to roam around and cover up any mistakes Lakers make on defense."

@MasterSage_:

"Offense is disgusting, if klay or poole doesn’t go nuclear we stand zero chance lmao."

@GeneralReaction:

"Sometimes having no one on the team taller than 6'9 becomes a big limiter on a team's offensive options."

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@ABH_05:

"This team becomes so reliant on specific players that their offense is inept when those players are off, especially at the end of games."

Young Warriors fan priceless reaction

Sports Brief earlier reported on a young Warriors fan priceless reaction to sitting next to LeBron James.

The 38-year-old is nursing a sore ankle and was in street clothes against the Warriors.

As he headed to the bench, a young Dub Nation fan sat on a courtside seat with her brother. When she realized she was sitting next to James, she was awestruck.