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Steve Kerr protested over the illegal screens called against the Warriors in Game 4 vs. the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Steve Kerr wasn't happy with the officials after his Golden State Warriors lost Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinals series with the Los Angeles Lakers 104-101 on Monday night.

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Kerr argued that the refs punished his team for committing illegal screens. He said the Lakers were rewarded for committing flops.

"I thought the fourth was about [Lonnie] Walker. I think we had three or four illegal screens called, and that was disappointing. I didn't get a look at the replay on any of them, but there were a couple that were very disappointing live.

But the Lakers are a team that plays with a lot of gamesmanship. They understand how to generate some calls. I thought they took some flops and were rewarded. But I’ll have to see the replays. Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe those were all illegal screens, but it didn’t feel like it watching the game," Kerr said.

Down 3-1 in the series and with his season on the line, Kerr is resorting to priming the officials to help ensure things go Golden State's way in Game 5.

On Sunday, Kerr made it clear he didn’t blame the NBA’s officials for his team’s Game 3 loss that gave the Lakers a 2-1 series lead, despite a big free-throw discrepancy.

"We didn’t lose the game because of the officials so there’s no point in whining about anything. There were definitely calls we didn’t like but every game every coach can say that. This is not about anything other than our performance," Kerr said then.

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