Unfortunately for Smith, Golden State fell to the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday to end their unblemished streak to begin the season at 24 straight. And it proved to be a challenge too hard to overcome for the Warriors.
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While many are left dismayed by the loss, such had to come.
The Warriors had started the season 24-0 and were looking to claim a 29th straight regular season victory dating back to last term, but suffered a 108-95 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday. “Might as well start a new streak”.
Spurs 103, Hawks 78: The San Antonion Spurs – the NBA’s top defensive team – held Atlanta to 25 points in the first half and romped to a 103-78 victory over the Hawks. In November and December.
Bucks lose to Raptors, 90-83: Shooting guard Khris Middleton scored 26 points, his fourth game of at least 20 this season, but his counterpart did even more north of the border. Nothing, really, beyond succumbing to the wear and tear of their record-setting start to the season.
Stories have been told about past titles and how it can deteriorate chemistry, how players can stray from the task. Golden State made it to 28, if you count the four victories in April at the end of last season, or 24 if you don’t.
While NFL football rules the day in the U.S., European fans are tuning in to the National Basketball Association in big numbers for a rare chance to catch live action and still get a good night of sleep. “Coming together means playing together on the floor”, Kidd said. “Come on, we can beat them”. Draymond Green said to reporters milling about, long after the final horn and the green confetti preloaded by the Bucks’ operations crew in hopes of precisely what happened. Maybe Walton or Kerr will feel pressure both internal and external to play their stars in every game when the most prudent course of action would be to rest them now and again. “We can refocus on not just on winning games but how we’re playing. I would be cheating the situation, I would be cheating the progress by worrying about a Christmas Day game when we’re not there yet”. “That requires a lot of work in getting back to the fundamentals and basics of game”, Walton said.
The report says, “They [Golden State Warrriors] won a ring and came back the following season posting an even better scoring margin than the historically great one they logged in their championship season”, they added, “Golden State had some close calls before finally losing but they have largely dominated their competition”. Let’s be honest, Kobe Bryant is just about the only reason anybody would bother to watch a Los Angeles Lakers game these days, but with the Black Mamba’s recent announcement, it’s quite a worthy reason to view.
The Bucks have clamped down on defense of late after struggling the first few weeks of the season. When Leandro Barbosa traveled to Brazil during the All-Star break previous year, he hosted Harrison Barnes. “You just can’t give him easy shots”.
Hopefully this is the win that inspires the Bucks to play better. This Warriors team has already established themselves as an unforgettably transcendent sledgehammer.
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After the Lakers game, the Bucks will stay in Los Angeles to face the Clippers on Wednesday.
