Steve Kerr Says 'I Love This' After Warriors' Loss vs. Rockets in Game 4

The Golden State Warriors fell short in their effort to take a 3-1 series lead against the Houston Rockets on Monday night, but Dubs head coach Steve Kerr is still enjoying himself. 

In a post-game interview, Kerr discussed how much he appreciates the thrill of competition:

"I love this," Kerr said. "Are you kidding me? To be able to coach basketball in the NBA, the greatest players in the world and to be part of this competition, it's amazing. So much fun."

With a 112-108 win in Game 4, the Rockets have tied up their second-round playoff series with Golden State 2-2 after dropping the first two games to Golden State on the road.

While Houston was undoubtedly the better team for most of Game 4, Kerr can hang his hat on the way the Warriors battled. Golden State nearly overcame a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter, and both Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry had good looks at what would have been game-tying threes.

This. Game. 🤯

The Rockets hung on to win by four and even the series, but in a series that has seen the home team win every game, Golden State still holds the advantage with as many as two home games remaining to Houston's one.

Last season, Houston led Golden State 3-2 in the Western Conference Finals, and the Warriors managed to mount a comeback to win the series in seven games before going on to sweep the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals.

In order to even get a 3-2 lead in this series, Rockets point guard Chris Paul expressed his belief that Houston will have to perform much better in Game 5, per ESPN.com's Tim MacMahon: "Yeah, we won the game, but we've got to be better. We understand that. Going back to the Bay, they're probably not going to miss those shots."

While Durant and Curry combined for 64 points, the rest of the Golden State roster contributed little. That included shooting guard Klay Thompson, who finished with just 11 points on 5-of-15 shooting, and has now scored 16 or fewer points in three of the four games in the series thus far.

Meanwhile, Harden took over the game for stretches and finished with a game-high 38 points for Houston to go along with 10 rebounds and four assists.

Every game in the series thus far has been decided by six points or less, which speaks to how evenly matched the teams are despite Golden State's status as the two-time defending NBA champion.

Part of Kerr's enjoyment of the series likely stems from the fact that his team has yet to trail in the series and hasn't been in any imminent danger, but if the Rockets manage to pull off the upset and win on the road in Game 5 on Wednesday, then the perception may change.