SAN FRANCISCO -- In the last seven years, the Warriors have made five trips to the NBA Finals and have won three titles. They've seen Steph Curry win an NBA MVP, All-Star Game MVP and a Finals MVP. They added Kevin Durant, lost Durant and watched him win two championships, two Finals MVPs and an All-Star Game MVP as well. Steve Kerr was named Coach of the Year, and Draymond Green won a Defensive Player of the Year.
The Warriors witnessed Klay Thompson miss two straight seasons to devastating leg injuries and make a miraculous comeback. One year after reaching their fifth straight Finals, they had the worst record in the NBA, drafted James Wiseman with the No. 2 pick in the draft and then traded him 27 months later.
Mixed within all of that, the Warriors have come back from a three-games-to-one playoff deficit, blown one and feel like they would have pulled off another huge 3-1 comeback if it weren't for some incredibly tough breaks.
Now, as they face yet another hole on the brink of elimination with the Warriors needing to beat the Los Angeles Lakers three times in a row to advance past the Western Conference semifinals, Kerr and his Big Three are trying to use their experience in this situation to their advantage.
"You definitely draw on those experiences," Kerr said Tuesday after the Warriors' film review. "For me, what I shared with the team and what they shared with each other, the vets, is that it's game-to-game -- everything changes. You just focus on the next game.
"You turn the page quickly, re-energize, get the next game and when you do that, the momentum shifts in your favor and you don't have to worry about anything other than the very next game."
Kerr admitted he didn't sleep well, if at all, Monday night after the Warriors blew a seven-point lead going into the fourth quarter and lost Game 4 104-101 at Crypto.com Arena. He quickly watched the film two or three times and believes everyone, players and coaches alike, need the rest of the night and most of the morning to let the hurt digest.
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Most of the time, he allows 24 hours to wash away frustration. But with the Warriors' schedule of playing a game, having a day of practice or film and then getting back on the court for another game, all parties involved must have a short memory and be able to flush the bad feelings.
The good news for the Warriors is they're back in the comfort zone of Chase Center for Wednesday night's Game 5, and would be for two of the final three games if they're able to push the series to a Game 7.
"Well, we're definitely in a better spot given if it goes seven we have the Game 7 at home. That's for sure an advantage," Kerr. "But we don't really think about that. We only think about Game 5. That's the only focus."
Time for the bad news. Both times the Warriors have lost a playoff series under Kerr, they were eliminated at home, with both times featuring a 3-1 lead for one team. Each instance also came in the Finals, first in 2016 to the Cleveland Cavaliers and then in 2019 to the Toronto Raptors.
Overall, the Warriors with Kerr at the helm have faced five elimination games and are 3-2.
The last time came in 2019 against the Raptors. Durant tore his Achilles in Game 5, and Thompson tore his ACL in Game 6. Yes, Kerr hasn't forgotten and still believes the Warriors would have at least forced a seventh game if it weren't for one cruel injury bug.
"We still believe we would have sent it back to Game 7 if Klay hadn't suffered the torn ACL," Kerr said.
Durant also was the recipient of Curry, Thompson and Green leading a historic charge down 3-1 in the 2016 Western Conference finals when he was a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Game 6 Klay was born, and all three lit up the box score.
Thompson in the final three games of the 2016 West finals averaged 29.7 points and shot 50 percent from 3-point range on 12.3 attempts per game. Green was a force on both sides, averaging 11.3 points, 11.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 2.3 blocks and 1.7 steals. Curry rose above as the Warriors' head of the snake, averaging 32.7 points, 7.7 assists, 7.3 rebounds and 2.3 steals while shooting 47 percent from the field, 47.1 percent from deep and 90.9 percent at the free-throw line.
At that point, Curry was 28 years old. Thompson was 26, as was Green.
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Curry already has given one speech made for the silver screen during this postseason run. His and Green's voices were heard ahead of the Warriors' backs being against the wall yet again. Kerr's keeping that message in-house, though.
"Yes, but I'm not going to share," Kerr said when asked if those two had addressed the team on Monday night or Tuesday.
Curry now is 35. Thompson and Green are 33. Curry still is the head of the snake, and he'll need help from those two as well as other teammates.
A lot has changed in the last seven years when the Warriors became the 10th team in NBA history to complete such an inconceivable comeback. One thing has remained the same: Curry, Thompson and Green leading the charge, earning the ultimate confidence in Kerr and countless others.