The Warriors and the Rockets played the fifth game of the first round series of the NBA playoffs on the 1st, but the Warriors, who took a 3-1 lead, failed to close the door and finally lost 116-131 away.
Warriors main player Stephen Curry (right) and others went off the court in the third quarter, and head coach Kerr said that it was a decision after communication.
At the end of the first half, the Warriors fell behind 49-76, and there was no improvement for about half of the third quarter.
In this regard, Cole explained in the post-game press conference that he had asked Green first, and Green replied that he would give the main team another 5 minutes to try, and if there was no improvement, they did not plan to continue the pursuit, and finally when Cole replaced the main team, the score of the two teams was 64-93, 29 points.
"I didn't get them ready to play." Cole said at a press conference that the main players started fouling early and lacked energy and focus defensively. Cole also said that since the sixth game will be held in 48 hours, he decided to let the main older warriors rest early and prepare for the next game.