Lester Quinones and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Charlotte Hornets 97-84 on Friday night at Chase Center. Don’t tell NBA lifer Steve Kerr that they violated some unwritten basketball rule in the closing seconds of the game.
Quinones moved up to finish a layup that was promptly goaltended by Miles Bridges as the roaring Dubs secured their tenth win in the previous twelve games. After that, the Hornets forward struck Quinones in the chest with a forearm, starting a brawl between the teams that resulted in the ejection of Quinones and Charlotte’s Grant Williams.
Following the game, Kerr gave an explanation for his decision to not find fault with Quinones’ attempt to score after the game was already decided. Bridges, Williams, and the Hornets should have been fully aware of this reasoning in real time.
“I’ve told our team to keep playing if there is a shot clock differential for ten years.” I feel like the game is telling you to keep going. According to Anthony Slater of The Athletic, he stated, “We’ve always done it that way.” No one has ever experienced offense. For the final few minutes, they were pressing. The game is still something you play. You sit on the ball and let the time run out as soon as there is no shot-clock differential. However, I believe that people should always continue to play if there is a differential. In my opinion, it’s
