Kevin Durant encapsulates Warriors night: “It’s just one of them days”

Walking out of the team’s locker room Saturday night, Warriors forward sang a melody that perfectly encapsulated the team’s 96-81 loss to the Denver Nuggets.
“It’s just one of them days,” Durant sang, harmonizing singer Monica’s hit single Don’t Take it Personal.
In the team’s worst offensive game of the season, the Warriors shot just 38.6 percent from the field, including a season-low 11 percent from three-point range, failing to hit a three until the 1:51 mark in the 3rd quarter. Durant and Klay Thompson combined to shoot 12-38 from the field. Adding to the shooting woes, the team committed 17 turnovers in the game, including 10 in the first half.
“It was just one of those nights,” coach Steve Kerr said. We had some good shots early that we didn’t go and it just didn’t happen for us.”
Kerr then said team’s bad shooting affected the team’s morale during the contest.
“I didn’t see a lot of joy tonight out there, I didn’t see a lot of excitement about playing,” Kerr said. “We weren’t locked in and we weren’t having fun.”
“We didn’t put together that full game of just that joy and energy and flying around tonight,” Durant added. “When those shots aren’t falling we just got to keep going and keep going and trying to find a good shot and trying to find a nice shot to try and get the crowd into it and get our teammates into it.”
The loss comes in the midst of a strenuous stretch for the Warriors. In addition to playing their third game in four nights, Saturday’s 5:30 P.M. PST start meant the Warriors had less than 24 hours to prepare for the Nuggets after a 113-106 win against the Los Angeles Lakers.
“We just didn’t have the energy,” Nick Young said. “Our legs just weren’t in it.”
“We got to get used to playing in less than 24 hours,” Young added.
While the team is currently on its longest homestand of the season, the seven-game stretch is packed into ten days as a result of the NBA’s scheduling reform.
Adding to the scheduling component, the team has endured a laundry list of injuries in recent weeks, including Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Shaun Livingston and Zaza Pachulia. The factors all led to Saturday night’s performance.
“Sometimes after a long winning streak, for whatever reason, you let your guard down a little bit and it just wasn’t there,” Kerr said. “Our guys pushed and they tried, but we couldn’t generate the energy and the effort that is needed to win a game in this league.”
With the Cleveland Cavaliers coming into Oracle Arena Christmas Day for a hyped holiday matchup, Kerr offered a solution for his team.
“We flush this down the toilet and move on.”

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