The Golden State Warriors got absolutely bulldozed in their 127-97 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Numerous factors played a huge role in the Lakers getting the win and a 2-1 lead in the playoff series. After their embarrassing loss, one-half of the “Splash Brothers” got awfully candid with their performance. Whereas Stephen Curry was still optimistic going forward.

The Lakes shot the lights out at Crypto.com Arena as they hosted the Warriors for Game 3. However, even after the ‘punked’ claim by the 5x All-Star, Stephen Curry took inspiration from their last series.

Stephen Curry gets real after the loss

The Los Angeles Lakers shot above 50% from the field as opposed to the Warriors shooting below 40%. Not only that but the Lakers made sure to take advantage of their physicality by drawing fouls and getting to the free-throw line constantly.

However, the four-time NBA champion Klay Thompson was not convinced with the outcome of the game. After their loss to the Lakers, Thompson said, “We got punked tonight.” This was reported by the senior NBA writer, Connor Letourneau.

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Though Thompson may have felt deceived, Curry on the other hand seemed a bit more optimistic. In the post-game press conference, Curry said, “Last series proved that we could figure it out and overcome some of the new challenges that we’ve had. Unfortunately, we gotta do it again based on how tonight went. So, it’s not ideal in terms of how you wanna perform in the series. But it’s not the end of the world for us in terms of trying to bounce back.”

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So, it seems as if Curry is ready for the challenge as he took a look back at their previous series against the Sacramento Kings. 

Why did Thompson feel as if they got punked?

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors really turned the tables on the Sacramento Kings after being down 0-2 early in their previous series. So, one can never tell what the Warriors or Chef Curry may do as Game 4 approaches. As for Thompson’s getting ‘punked’ claim, he may have been referring to the huge disparity of foul calls between them and the Lakers. The Warriors shot a total of 17 free throws for the game. Whereas the Lakers shot a whopping total of 37 free throws.

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It may have been the Lakers taking advantage of free throws but this huge difference in foul calls did raise suspicion in Thompson’s mind. Now let’s see if the Warriors are apple to bounce back after this loss to the Lakers.