After racking up five consecutive wins, the Golden State Warriors have dropped two straight. The most recent came to the short-handed Miami Heat on Thursday evening.
Tyler Herro fueled the Heat with a game-high 26 points on 10-of-18 shooting from the field to go along with seven rebounds and two assists in Miami’s 114-102 win in San Francisco. Miami was playing without Jimmy Butler, Caleb Martin, Josh Richardson and Kyle Lowry,
Although eight players scored in double figures, not one Warrior registered more than 13 points. Klay Thompson and Steph Curry contributed 13 points each. However, the Splash Brothers shot a combined 7-of-26 from the field against the Heat.
Following the Warriors’ 114-102 loss to the Heat, the NBA community on X, formerly known as Twitter, chimed in with reactions. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying on social media on Thursday night.
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"It felt like we got demoralized … we got out-coached, out-worked, and out-played."
Kerr reacts to the Warriors' loss to the short-handed Heat pic.twitter.com/prC6M9Fvjf
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) December 29, 2023
First regular-season game in 20 months (4/9/2022) that the Warriors failed to have a 20pt scorer https://t.co/hWp4UsBqUb
— Monte Poole (@MontePooleNBCS) December 29, 2023
Final: Heat 114, Warriors 102
-No Warrior topped 13 points
-Curry 13 on 3/15 FG, 2/8 3p
-Warriors outshot, outmaneuvered, slightly outreboundedWe're about to see if that 5-game win streak, against Boston and four relative NBA weaklings, was fool's gold
— Monte Poole (@MontePooleNBCS) December 29, 2023
This was first time since 3/27/2018 vs Pacers that no Warriors player scored more than 13 points in a game. Nick Young led them that night with 12 in a 92-81 loss. Curry, Thompson, Durant and Green all got the night off https://t.co/n9WpdKPLV2
— Josh Dubow (@JoshDubowAP) December 29, 2023
Warriors lose 114-100 to a Heat team with no Jimmy Butler or Kyle Lowry, and fall back below .500 (15-16). Never had control of this one — the first of a seven-game home stand.
Curry: 3-of-15 FG, -14
Thompson: 4-of-11, -26
Kuminga: 5-of-11, -26— Kendra Andrews (@kendra__andrews) December 29, 2023
A bad Warriors loss to open this pivotal seven-game homestand. Blown out by a Heat team without Butler/Lowry. Couldn't generate enough offense. Steph Curry went 3-of-15 shooting. Jonathan Kuminga had six of team's 12 turnovers. They went 8-of-33 from 3. Record dips to 15-16.
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) December 29, 2023
Next 3 games: Dallas/Orlando/Denver
Then Detroit
— warriorsworld (@warriorsworld) December 29, 2023
Warriors need a shakeup. Everyone is sleepwalking. Everyone.
— Steve Berman (@BASportsGuy) December 29, 2023
Steph took an extra moment on the bench after the loss 😔 pic.twitter.com/v06rHX29eC
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) December 29, 2023
Steph and Klay after Warriors loss tonight 😬
(via @957thegame) pic.twitter.com/CHLBB8zbS8
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 29, 2023
Final 📊
Stephen – 13p/4r/6a/1b/2s
Klay – 13p/5a/2s
Andrew – 11p/2r/4a
Moses – 11p/3r/2b
Trayce – 10p/11r/1a/2b
Jonathan – 10p/5r/1a
Brandin – 10p/3r/5a
Dario – 10p/6r/1a
Kevon – 5p/5r/1b
Chris – 9p/4r/4a
Jerome – 1b pic.twitter.com/CZxtThE5f9— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) December 29, 2023
No way ya think Kerr untouchable man, Spo coaching laps around him with three fringe NBA players, a 2nd-year prospect that spends his time in the G and a rookie.
— Niko (@nikotaughtyou) December 29, 2023
starting to think the @warriors are starting to miss #DRAY 🏀🏀
— DaryleTHEGURUJohnson (@DDDGURU) December 29, 2023
I don't know what form it could and should take, but it's getting more obvious that *something* has to change for this team to even sniff the playoffs, let alone title contention.
— Joe Viray (@JoeVirayNBA) December 29, 2023
Well that was embarrassing
— Brian Witt (@Wittnessed) December 29, 2023
