Kerr talks about limiting Kawhi: Let the big man keep guarding him and try to make it more difficult for him to take shots

Basketball 8:46pm, 29 October 2025 77

The reporter went to the scene today to follow the Warriors' 98-79 home victory over the Clippers and attended the press conference after the game. Warriors head coach Cole was interviewed, and Xiaoba compiled part of his interview.

Reporter: Coach Kerr, Kawhi Leonard is undoubtedly a very good player. Of course, the plus/minus value cannot explain everything, but he was -29 tonight, and he took a lot of shots. What do you think about the things the team did on the defensive end that made it difficult for him to find a rhythm?

Cole: We did not foul and kept him outside the free throw line, which is very critical. When they recovered the point difference in the second quarter, he played a very good offense. It was his best performance in the entire game.

But I felt like we did a better job of guarding him in the second half and keeping our big men guarding him. Moody also defended very well after coming off the bench. We tried to force him into positions where it was more difficult to shoot. Everyone did a very good job in defensive execution.

In this game, Xiaoka's performance was average. In 31 minutes, he made 7 of 17 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws. He scored 18 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal, with the lowest plus-minus value of -29.

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