PORTLAND, Ore. — Steve Kerr watched the Warriors’ Game 3 win Saturday night with his son, Nick, at their hotel suite in downtown Portland.
Whenever he told Nick that it was time for a substitution, Steve immediately saw the player in question shuffle to mid-court and check in. It was a repeated reminder that Mike Brown, the interim head coach with Kerr sidelined by nagging pain, is a worthy substitute.
“Mike and I are thinking along the same lines,” Kerr said Sunday afternoon. “He knows what he’s doing. The team’s in great hands, regardless.