Golden State Warriors: 4 winners, 2 losers from throttling of Brooklyn Nets

Golden State Warriors vs. Brooklyn Nets: Losers

Nemanja Bjelica

This wasn’t the game Bjelica got much action in, and that could be telling on how Kerr works his rotation in close games.

Until the team’s third-quarter explosion, this was one of the tighter battles Golden State had been in. Bjelica played just 12 minutes and was 0-for-3 from the field. It just wasn’t a good game for the veteran forward.

Kevin Durant

Durant was a loser in this one, and it really should be Green who was the winner instead.

Green made life rough for Durant; however, the former MVP still missed too many easy shots. He was 6-for-19. Had he made a few third-quarter threes, this game could’ve been far different. He finished with just 19, a season-low for the four-time scoring champion.

Durant had 30 or more points in four of his last five games. He was held to limited shots and challenged looks. His poor shooting gave Golden State the win in the fourth quarter.

Overall, this is exactly what Golden State needed to finally assert themselves as the best team in the NBA.