Stephen Curry blames himself for another unfathomable loss

The Golden State Warriors suffered a heartbreaking 114-109 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Saturday, falling to 4-3 after blowing an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter. Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 24 points, but it wasn’t enough. It’s the Warriors’ second straight loss to an undermanned opponent, following their own loss to the Giannis-less Bucks just days earlier.

The previously winless Pacers, who went 0-5 without star guard Tyrese Haliburton and several key players, secured their first win of the season.

In the postgame press conference, an interviewer asked Curry about the Warriors blowing an 11-point lead in the final six minutes. The two-time MVP didn’t hesitate bear the blame.

“It’s one of those … you just look in the mirror. There are parts of the game where I did too much for all of us,” Curry said via ESPN’s Anthony Slater on X, formerly Twitter.

Curry pointed to his own lapses in organization and energy as the culprit. The Pacers had some big shots down the stretch, but Curry felt Golden State never should have let them go.

“Disorganization, bad possession, a little lack of energy. And if you give life to a team like that, that record was a little off,” Curry explained.

Steph Curry after loss to Pacers: “It’s one of those look-in-the-mirror (types of games). There are parts of the game that I made too difficult for all of us.”

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The loss continued a troubling trend for Golden State. Role players have been torching the Warriors of late, since The highlight of former Warrior Ryan Rollins’ career for the Bucks to Aaron Nesmith’s career-best 31 points for the Pacers.

The Warriors led 88-82 entering the fourth quarter after Brandin Podziemski’s 10-point third period. However, Indiana erased the deficit behind relentless and clutch pressure. Pascal Siakam, who finished with 27 points, buried a deep 3-pointer with 37 seconds left to put the Pacers ahead, and Quenton Jackson’s layup with five seconds left sealed it.

Curry was particularly hard on himself for his performance in the third quarter. He felt those empty minutes gave Indiana the life it needed to come back.

“Early in the third quarter, I just didn’t get anything out of that series. Regardless of the six minutes I was there. You have a ton of empty minutes. You give the team life,” Curry said.

He continued his self-criticism, admitting that he needs to be more decisive throughout the game to prevent a late-game altercation.

“I have to be better at being more determined, more aggressive. Not shooting, but playing and organizing everything,” Curry added.

Curry finished with 24 points to lead Golden State, but shot just 8 of 23 from the field and 4 of 16 from 3-point range. The Warriors were outscored by 21 points in 29 minutes on the floor.

Jimmy Butler, who finished with 20 points, also addressed the team’s execution issues. He pointed to turnovers and excessive fouling as problems, but continued that the Warriors haven’t lost momentum just seven games into the season.

Curry’s willingness to take charge shows that veteran leadership is needed by Golden State as it battles through early-season growth spurts. With key rotation pieces like De’Anthony Melton still recovering from injury, the Warriors will need their superstar to deliver the organized, energetic parts he felt were missing against Indiana.