Warriors ready to 'turn page' on game one stunner: Kerr

SAN FRANCISCO: Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr backed his team to "turn the page" on their shocking NBA Finals opening loss as they attempt to square the series against the Boston Celtics on Sunday.

Golden State, tipped as favorites to claim a seventh NBA championship before the series began, were sent spinning to a stunning defeat in game one on Thursday as the Celtics overturned a 12-point fourth quarter deficit to go 1-0 up.

The manner of that loss - with the Celtics erupting to outscore Golden State by 40-16 in the final quarter -- left many commentators wondering whether the shellshocked Warriors had suffered lasting psychological damage.

The Celtics could take a vice-like grip on the best-of-seven series with a victory in game two in San Francisco on Sunday before the series moves back to Boston for games three and four.

Kerr however insisted on Saturday that his experienced line-up had already dusted themselves down after Thursday's defeat.

"The value of experience, playoff experience, is that you really do understand the ups and downs of a playoff series," Kerr said Saturday.

"It's really important to turn the page one way or the other. You know, if you win and you get happy and you let your guard down, then you're in trouble.

"And if you lose and you feel sorry for yourself, then you're in trouble doing that, too.

"It's all about how you respond. These guys are the best athletes, best competitors on earth, and a huge part of competition at the highest stage is your emotional and mental approach."

Kerr and his coaching staff and players have pored over the fine detail of Thursday's loss and pinpointed a lax approach throughout the game - rather than merely Boston's epic fourth quarter - as the cause of the defeat.

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