Now, this group will need a mighty comeback and will now have to do it without emotional leader Green, who was suspended late Tuesday for one game without pay after he stomped on Domantas Sabonis during the fourth quarter of Monday night’s 114-106 defeat at Golden 1 Center.
“You do this as long as we have, whatever it is, 28 series or whatever, we’ve never been in this situation, so you got to stay together and stay locked in on things we need to do better,” Curry said of the deficit.
This also marks just the fifth time a defending champion has trailed 2-0 in a first-round series and all the others went on to lose.
“The way our guys fought, they showed what they’re made of,” Kerr said.
After the game I was thinking about that, thinking like, ‘Man, I think this is one we haven’t seen yet,’” Green said.
“It’s unfamiliar territory, but we’ve been down 3-1.