Report: Warriors' Jordan Poole Was 'Very Frustrated' After Game 4 Loss to Lakers

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Jordan Poole has struggled in the team's second-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers, and it sounds like things are starting to boil over.

NBC Sports Bay Area's Kerith Burke reported on Warriors Postgame Live that Poole was noticeably peeved after going scoreless in Monday's 104-101 Game 4 loss at Crypto.com Arena.

"It's been a while since he spoke, but before we get to the words he said, let me just paint a picture of what that locker room was like," Burke said (h/t NBC Sports' Ali Thanawalla). "So Warriors PR was coming over and saying 'Jordan, would you please talk postgame?' He seemed a little reluctant. You could tell he was very frustrated."

Poole played just 10 minutes off the bench in Monday's loss. He opened the series against Los Angeles with a 21-point performance, but he's scored a total of just 11 points over the past three games while shooting a combined 5-of-19 from the field.

The 23-year-old averaged 20.4 points and 4.5 assists per game during the regular season, establishing himself as a reliable third option behind Golden State's star duo of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.

Unfortunately, that has not translated to the playoffs. In the Warriors' seven-game first-round series against the Sacramento Kings, Poole averaged just 12.0 points and 3.0 assists while shooting 33.8 percent from the field and 25.7 percent from beyond the arc.

As Burke noted, Poole has not spoken to the media for quite some time, so there's been no indication of what exactly has been going wrong during the postseason. On Monday night, he reportedly didn't offer much of an explanation.

"Just reviewing some of the things he said," Burke said. "It was some pretty short answers. 'My shot. I don't know. If I knew, I'd tell you.' He didn't want to talk about himself. He kept saying we have a game in a couple of days."

Despite his frustrations, Poole has received support from his teammates. Curry told reporters in his postgame press conference that he feels the blame for Golden State's 3-1 deficit doesn't fall on just one player:

"We get questions about him a lot, and our whole team, we're in this together in the sense of trying to figure out how to win playoff games. We all have to make adjustments. We all have to play better considering we're in a 3-1 hole. So there's no sense in isolating him in this situation. It's all about collective, what can we all do to be better."

The Warriors will look to avoid elimination when they host the Lakers for Game 5 at Chase Center on Wednesday.