During a critical moment as the Golden State Warriors were making their push in the third quarter of Game 2, Stephen Curry made an uncharacteristic turnover.
The Warriors star, who often has elite offensive awareness, threw the ball straight out of bounds towards the Dallas Mavericks bench.
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But the error wasn't as egregious as it seems given that there were not one, but two Mavs players wearing white, the same color as the Warriors' jerseys, by the bench. One player in Theo Pinson was even standing up with his hand raised as if he was calling for the ball.
The turnover came at an inopportune time for the Warriors, who had cut a 17-point third quarter lead down to five at that point, stifling their momentum just a bit.
It's not the first time that the rather animated Mavs bench has drawn attention to itself. They were fined a couple of times for infractions during their previous series against the Phoenix Suns as well.
The Mavs have been fined $50,000 for violating league rules regarding the bench.
In Game 7, several players & a member of the coaching staff stood for an extended period in the team bench area, stood away from the team bench, and were on or encroaching upon the playing court. pic.twitter.com/bgJQ2Y62uQ
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) May 18, 2022
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was asked about the activity on the Mavs' bench after causing that Steph Curry gaffe in Game 2. Kerr was vocal that he “doesn't mind' it as long as it doesn't truly interfere with the on-court action.
There's been some chatter about the activity of the Mavericks' bench (which has already been fined from the Suns series) during Game 2, so I asked Steve Kerr if he'd noted this last night. He said he likes active benches as long as they don't interfere with the play.
There's been some chatter about the activity of the Mavericks' bench (which has already been fined from the Suns series) during Game 2, so I asked Steve Kerr if he'd noted this last night. He said he likes active benches as long as they don't interfere with the play.
— Tim Kawakami (@timkawakami) May 21, 2022
Given that the Warriors did end up sealing the win, perhaps Steve Kerr wasn't in a dour mood to call out the Mavs side. But had they lost in a close contest, a play like that could have been a much spicier point of discussion after the game.
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