Steve Kerr Pulls No Punches After Warriors' 20-Point Loss to Trail Blazers
After getting off to a hard-earned 2-0 start, the Golden State Warriors lost to the Portland Trail Blazers 139-119 on Friday night.
Steph Curry led the way for Golden State with 35 points, six rebounds, and three assists, finishing the game shooting 12-of-22 from the field and 7-of-14 from beyond the arc in 27 minutes. His time was cut short because of the 20-point deficit that the Warriors couldn't climb out of.
Unfortunately, with Portland's youth and length, it didn't bode well for Golden State's lane-passing and resulted in 25 turnovers for the game.
Stephen Curry tonight:
▫️35 PTS
▫️6 REB
▫️3 AST
▫️55 FG%
▫️7 3s (50%)
▫️1 STL
▫️2 BLK
Did all he could in the loss pic.twitter.com/MitQk0QQ8f — Warriors Lead (@DubsLead) October 25, 2025
It was also the second night of a back-to-back, which is always a disadvantage. On the first night, Golden State had a big overtime win against the Denver Nuggets, but it took a lot of energy from everybody to pull the win out.
Kerr's Postgame Statement After The Trail Blazers Loss
Steve Kerr kept it blunt when describing the game. "(The Trail Blazers) just dominated us tonight. Took us out of everything. They were on fire. ...They were fantastic and they deserved it, obviously," Kerr said.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said "(The Trail Blazers) just dominated us tonight. Took us out of everything. They were on fire. ... They were fantastic and they deserved it, obviously." Discounted Golden State's fatigue and credited Portland's force and two-way play.
— Sam Gordon (@BySamGordon) October 25, 2025
He was also questioned about fatigue, considering it was the second game in two days, but he didn't think that was the issue.
“Tonight was not about that. It was about Portland and what they built and the length and athleticism and the style of play. ...I would be embarrassed to sit here and blame fatigue when a team just came out and took it to us," noted Kerr.
Essentially, Kerr believes it was already a bad matchup with Portland's length, and they simply didn't play well, giving much of the credit to Portland while recognizing their faults.
Warriors trail 69-56 to th
Dodgers' 'nine man guessing game' dilemma could hand the Blue Jays the World Series
The Los Angeles Dodgers have faced one major problem for most of the year: the bullpen. At one point during the regular season, the bullpen was the Dodgers’ worst nightmare. That’s also why Roki Sasaki was moved to the bullpen on such short notice. For the World Series, the Dodgers are without one of their top bullpen arms, Alex Vesia.
“Alex Vesia is off the World Series roster and not on a bereavement list that would allow him to return between three and seven days, by the way. The Dodgers will try to secure another championship without one of their most trusted relievers,” ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez wrote.
Not only will the Dodgers be without Vesia, but they will also be missing their top offseason addition, Tanner Scott. Scott was unable to make the World Series roster after coming back from a minor procedure.
“Regardless, Scott hasn't shown enough to rush him back to the Fall Classic roster, and the Dodgers might just be better off without him, especially with the emergence of Roki Sasaki to take the ball during high-leverage situations,” SI’s Gabe Smallson wrote. “With his struggles as of late and however long it will take him to ramp up, it appears unlikely fans will see Scott in the World Series.”
With all of this going on, MLB insider Jon Heyman believes the Toronto Blue Jays have an advantage.
“The LA pen was filled with big names with bigger reps to start the season, but Tanner Scott, Evan Phillips, Kirby Yates, Michael Kopech and Brusdar Graterol are all out with injuries. What remains is a nine-man guessing game,” Heyman wrote. “Dodgers manager Dave Roberts seemed reluctant to employ his bullpen in previous rounds, and this performance, with the first eight batters LA’s pen faced driving in nine runs, can’t aid his confidence in the group."
There’s no hiding the fact that the Dodgers’ bullpen is a major concern. Each game, it’s unclear who can be relied upon.
If the Dodgers are to lose this series, it very well could be due to bullpen blunders. Either Roberts guesses the right arm at the right time, or the team could suffer blowup innings in the worst way possible.
