The Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors played a thriller on Saturday night, with LA defeating Golden State in double overtime. While the battle between LeBron James and Steph Curry was the biggest storyline, the free throw battle quickly became another one.
Speaking with reporters after the game, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr pointed out the 43-16 free throw advantage the Lakers had in this game, and specifically Curry getting just three attempts in 43 minutes.
When asked about this after the game, Curry said, “We’ve had this conversation, especially playing against them. They draw a lot of fouls. Last year they had some crazy free throw disparity and advantage. Tonight is just one of those where it’s just not consistent, and that’s the most frustrating part. Because you want to be in a place where the players decide the game, and it’s either the players decide the game or it’s consistent on both ends of what you’re calling.”
Curry added, “Obviously we shoot a lot of threes. I know that there’s a different style, but there’s probably like three plays I was involved in where it’s just a clear bad call in the sense of giving guys unnecessary free throw attempts. And then on the other end, contact or plays that just – they look the other way for whatever reason.”
