Over the last couple of days, there has been seemingly broad agreement that the Golden State Warriors lost Game 5 of their first round series against the Los Angeles Clippers because they were looking ahead to the second round.
Clippers scoring machine Lou Williams commented that the Warriors made a mistake by looking ahead. Klay Thompson took responsibility for assuming they’d win the game going in, as reported by Baxter Holmes of ESPN.
In advance of Game 6 tonight, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said his team took Game 5 granted and said he expects better energy tonight.