“I think the offense that we created, the energy we play with, I adjusted really well to it. So who knows how long it’ll last but we’re trying to get out of this hole anyway we can. We got to play a little desperate, try desperate things at this point,” Chef added. He got 34 minutes of playtime against Denver, whereas previously he was restricted under the 32-minute mark. So what prompted this change?

“You know, it was actually his suggestion. The other day he came to me and said, “If you need me to do that, I’m happy to do it,’ and we liked it. And we went to, we did it a few years ago, but we haven’t done it often. But this is a type of team where we feel like, we probably need to do it in shorter bursts for him but also shorter stints without him for the rest of the guys,” the 59-year-old coach added.

Curry‘s minutes this season have followed a predictable rhythm. He typically logs the first eight minutes of the opening and third quarters, then checks back in about seven minutes into the second and fourth. But against Denver, Curry started the fourth quarter. “By doing it this way, he closes and starts every quarter. So we liked that idea. Traditionally, he hasn’t loved three stints a half. He likes two stints. But he recognizes that right now we need to do that. I thought it was effective.”

The NBA responds to Steve Kerr’s frustration over the timeout call as Stephen Curry’s Warriors lose another one

“[Christian] Braun called a timeout,” Kerr said after the game. “Everybody saw it—except the guys we hire to officiate. That’s a technical foul. We shoot a free throw and get the ball. We’ve got a chance to win the game. They all told me they didn’t see it.”

Later, the NBA addressed the situation in a Pool Report. Crew Chief Tyler Ford explained, “Christian Braun never fully or clearly signaled for a timeout, therefore a timeout was not recognized.” When asked if the officials could have reviewed it, Ford added, “The crew can discuss if anyone saw a signal, but no one did.”