In the first game of the Western Conference playoff series, Warriors coach Steve Kerr emphasized the importance of possession, particularly in the context of turnovers against the Rockets. Golden State managed to limit their turnovers to 11, restricting Houston's transition game and winning 95-85. Despite struggle with rebounding, with Houston dominating 52-36, Kerr believes in leveraging both half-court execution and fast breaks for Game 2. He highlighted the need for stability and seizing easy basket opportunities, critical for improving their chances against Houston's up-tempo style.
This whole series to me is about the possession game, Kerr said on Tuesday morning. They're going to attack the glass, but if we can win the turnover battle, that gives us a good chance.
It's about being poised, executing and keeping them from the easy stuff, Kerr said. Free throws, transition layups and all that easy stuff.
Golden State had 16 fast-break points, but were just 20th in the regular season in transition points at 14.5 per game.
It really wasn't about boxing out, Kerr said. I thought that for most of the game, we were battling and guys were hitting bodies.
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