It was supposed to be a win. A big one. At home. Against the San Antonio Spurs. On April 10, 2025, however, the Warriors instead, conceded a buzzer-beating three to their former teammate Harrison Barnes and left the Chase Center floor in shock. Final score? 114-111, Spurs. Yeah… yikes. While losing dropped Golden State from a nice top-four playoff spot to a fun little play in tournament, the major theme of action wasn’t the standings. Nope. It was the spacing. Or, more accurately, the lack of it. Draymond Green and Stephen Curry could not hide their frustration. Neither could Steve Kerr, who is obviously sick of his team doing such trip-ups in crunch time.
But, let’s break it all down.
In Draymond Green fashion, he kept it short and sharp: “Got bunched up. We were bunched up all night.”
That’s all he needed to say. Honesty, if you watched that game, you saw it. Five guys were playing Twister on a hardwood court; that was the Warriors’ offense. Spurs were picking their spots to come off screens, clearing lanes, and making it way too easy for the Spurs to defend.
This isn’t new, either. All season, Golden State has been annoyed by spacing problems. It hasn’t been smooth. With injuries shaking up the lineup (how you doin’, Kuminga?), Steve Kerr has indiscriminately thrown combinations at the lineup (Draymond at center, Quinten Post as floor spacing big, etc.).
Dec 15, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) passes to guard Stephen Curry (30) during the first quarter against the Dallas Mavericks at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images
But none of that shifting will change the fact that in terms of space, the Warriors truly look shorthanded out there, and Draymond has finally called it as it is.
Draymond wasn’t as detailed as Stephen Curry but—frustration? Still very real.
When asked about the team relaxing on defense, Steph went deeper, talking about what really caused the collapse: “I think there’s a pattern of certain styles that will give us trouble… teams that go five out, spacing that have theoretically five shooters… if one piece of that puzzle is solved, or a step slow, then you get eaten alive.”
He wasn’t just talking about defense here. He was talking about the Warriors being out of sync—on both ends. On offense, no one could create space. On defense, no one could rotate fast enough to cover it. The Spurs lived in drive-and-kick mode, while the Warriors got… well, bunched up.
Curry added: “We’ve been on the other side where you don’t feel any resistance offensively. Everybody feels good. Everybody feels confident. And you can’t give teams life like that.”
Steve Kerr tries to keep Steph’s vibes from going full doom
While Draymond and Steph were clearly annoyed, Steve Kerr was doing his best to keep things perspective-based—but even he had to admit, the loss stung. “This is the NBA… there’s very few easy games… and because of the three-point line in the modern NBA, you’re always vulnerable. That’s what got us tonight.”
He’s not wrong. The Spurs—yes, the 32-win Spurs—just beat the Warriors twice this season. And with the three-ball always looming, no lead is safe. That’s how you blow a late-game advantage, even when Draymond hits clutch free throws with three seconds left. That’s how Harrison Barnes—a Warrior in another life—breaks your heart at the buzzer.
Kerr’s underlying message? Wake up. Because if they don’t fix this now, they’re not just going to miss the top six—they might be packing for Cancun early.
With the loss, the Warriors now sit at 47-33, locked into the seventh seed. That means Play-In territory—again. Just two regular-season games left, and the margin for error? Gone. They’ll need to win out and get a little help from the teams above them to avoid having to fight for their playoff lives in a one-game showdown.
Feb 25, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler III (10) is congratulated by guard Stephen Curry (30) after a basket against the Charlotte Hornets in the third quarter at the Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images
The good news? Steph is still playing like Steph (30 points), Jimmy Butler dropped 28, and Quinten Post has actually been helpful in stretching the floor. The blueprint is there. But the chemistry? Still a work in progress.
The Warriors know what the problem is. Draymond’s calling it out. Steph’s explaining it. Kerr’s warning them about it. Now it’s just a matter of whether this team—with all its veteran brains and big-time playoff history—can pull it together before it’s too late.
So yeah, the Warriors lost a heartbreaker. But the bigger issue is what Draymond and Steph were pointing to: this team still doesn’t have its spacing figured out. And with the postseason knocking, that’s the kind of issue that could send them home early—again.
They’ve got two games left to clean it up, spread the floor, and stop getting bunched up like a youth rec league team. If they don’t, no amount of buzzer-beater magic is going to save them.
Let’s see if the Warriors can finally untangle themselves.
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