Kings for a day: Warriors play drearily, but top Grizzlies Game 4

Warriors coach Steve Kerr tested positive for coronavirus. So, Warriors assistant Mike Brown – just hired as the Kings’ new head coach – acted as Golden State’s head coach in Game 4 Monday.

Well, the Warriors… committed 10 turnovers in the first 16 minutes… missed their first 15 3-pointers… fell behind the Ja Morant–less Grizzlies by 12 in the fourth quarter.

“I felt like we got traded to the Kings overnight,” Stephen Curry said on TNT.

Curry found an ironic solution for breaking the hellish funk. He switched into purple shoes then rallied Golden State to a 101-98 victory.

Actually in the playoffs, the Warriors definitely aren’t the Kings. In fact, Golden State now leads its second-round series 3-1 entering Game 5 Wednesday.

Curry began Game 4 in shoes honoring the late Craig Sager, but never got in a groove. So, the Golden State star went to purple footwear in the fourth quarter.

From the moment he re-entered the game with different shoes with 8:37 left until Dillon Brooks released a meaningless heave at the buzzer, Curry singlehandedly outscored Memphis, 18-15.

Curry finished with 32 points, eight assists and one big emotional release after Draymond Green blocked Jaren Jackson Jr.‘s game-tying 3-point attempt with 12 seconds left:

DRAYMOND WITH A HUGE BLOCK, AND STEPH LOVES IT