Warriors even series 2-2 after Harrison Barnes misses game winner

By HoopsHype | April 23, 2023

What’s the buzz on Twitter? Matt George @MattGeorgeSACMike Brown said the plan for the final shot was to flatten out the defense & live with Fox’s attempt. Harrison Barnes decided to set a screen to get a switch for Fox, and it resulted in the open 3.Brown says it was a good call by Barnes & he liked Harrison’s shot. – 6:48 PM Matt George @MattGeorgeSACKings didn’t lose the game because of Harrison Barnes. They had 3 different possessions in the 4th quarter to tie or take the lead and turned the ball over each time.Far more to this game than the last play. – 6:38 PM Matt George @MattGeorgeSAC“It was a great look by HB. I’d have him take that ten times out of ten.” – Keegan Murray on Harrison Barnes’ missed game winner. – 6:28 PM Michael Grange @michaelgrangeThat would have been an incredible moment if former Warrior Harrison Barnes had hit that game winner for Kings. Couldn’t have scripted in better, alas … – 6:19 PM Sean Cunningham @SeanCunninghamWarriors clamp down, De’Aaron Fox has to move it to Harrison Barnes who misses a long 3-pointer. Warriors win, series tied 2-2. Game 4 was a classic. 126-125 the final. – 6:17 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslaterHarrison Barnes misses the revenge shot at the buzzer. Kings had a chance to go up 3-1 after the Steph Curry timeout gaffe. But Barnes misses, Warriors survive, setting up a three-game NorCal series. 2-2. Game 5 in Sacramento on Wednesday night. – 6:16 PM Matt George @MattGeorgeSACHarrison Barnes misses an open three for the win. That would’ve been poetic in so many ways.Warriors win 126-125 & even the series 2-2. Back to Sac we go. – 6:16 PM More on this storyline Barnes’ message to his young Kings teammates is “continue to not be complacent.” “Continue to do all the little things,” Barnes said. “Setting screens. Executing. When you play a team five, six, seven times, you can relax and let your guard down. You can think, ‘Oh, this is just another game.’ But the same energy we had the first quarter of Game 1 when everyone is going crazy, you still need that in Game 3 and down the stretch in Game 4, 5 and 6. “The whole time this season when we talked about the playoffs, we didn’t want to be seen as a team that is just happy to be here. Obviously, this is a special moment for the fan base and organization to be in the playoffs. But at the same time, we feel like we are better than everybody.” -via Andscape / April 20, 2023 Barnes averaged just nine points on 38.5% shooting during the 2016 NBA playoffs, including a 35.2 field goal percentage in the 2016 NBA Finals. Barnes’ struggles in the 2016 playoffs frustrated Warriors fans looking for a scapegoat after the team blew a 3-1 lead in the Finals to the Cleveland Cavaliers. “He is forever a champion with what he did for us and with us,” Curry told Andscape about Barnes. “In 2015, it was a moment in time in which he made his presence felt in terms of a player and high character person. He gets a lot of mixed love in terms of how it ended and the 2016 [Finals] series and then him getting his bag in Dallas. But he is still doing amazing things because he is a solid pro. He handles everything the right way. He’s a true professional and it was the same way when he was here with us. -via Andscape / April 20, 2023 Do you have any hard feelings from trade rumors of the past, or do you let those go? Harrison Barnes: Not at all. The trade rumors in the past, I think you fully accept those because of (the struggles) of the team. You look at it, and you say “OK, having three years of being here, three rounds of lottery picks, disappointment, where every trade deadline, you’re revamping the team.” You know what I mean? It makes sense. Two front offices (he came in under former Kings GM Vlade Divac). Joerger leaves. Alvin (Gentry was the head coach). Mike (Brown). There’s so much turnover that at that point, you’re just like, “I can’t expect to not be in those (trade) discussions.” -via The Athletic / April 20, 2023