Yes, we were had, the Warriors laughed.
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“It’s important for us to realize that hey, that was great. but we’re a quarter of the way through the regular season”, he added.
A lot of fans and rivals wondered aloud how the Warriors would respond to being the hunted team that everyone now wanted to take down. In November and December. “And so, for us, we didn’t talk about the streak, it was about playing the world champs”, Jason Kidd, Golden State Warriors coach said.
This game is also by no means a blueprint to beat the Warriors, unless there is some insane way that you can ensure always getting them on the seventh straight road game, a back to back after a double overtime game, and with a starter out while another one is playing hurt. The Bucks new ownership is actively trying to take the steps that will enable their team to contend for the title. So far, these Warriors lack that unwanted champion’s trait. “Golden States’ Luke Walton said, when asked if there a sense of relief that the winning streak had ended”. Finally, the burden has lifted off their minds, their phones and social media. “We turned the ball over too many times tonight”. “It feels like a weight being lifted off us”. Twice, they have accomplished that task in the fourth quarter.
“Nobody wanted to see it come to an end”, said point guard Stephen Curry. We have to come together. Fortunately for the Bucks, the Warriors had a historically bad shooting night.
“They just played with energy, got in the driving lanes, got offensive rebounds”, Curry told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
The buildup for this loss started last Tuesday when the Warriors’ bench was handed a 28 point lead against the Pacers and could not hold it – the starters had to come back in to close out the game, and that is when Klay Thompson rolled his ankle and got hurt. They were locked in on D the whole game and got career performances from guys like O.J. Mayo and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Our defense has been slipping for a while now, and this upcoming stretch will let us get back to the fundamentals.
So Curry and his teammates watched Carter-Williams’ tomahawk dunk, the magnitude of this victory for the opponent washing over them.
In the process, the Warriors scored a season low after coming from back-to-back road games that included a double-overtime win over the Celtics the night before.
Saturday’s loss stopped the Warriors short of the record of 33 consecutive victories, set by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1971-72 season. “I’m on the outside looking in and I’m watching Monday Night Football and they’re talking about ‘the streak.’ I’m like, golly”. When Barbosa returned in the offseason, Shaun Livingston gave him a visit. That’s why he’s the best player in the league right now.
As the clock neared midnight, the team bus awaited several Warriors still sitting inside the Bradley Center.
Is that a victory that can jump-start their season or just a fluke that had more to do with the schedule than the Bucks? The Warriors are gaining positive attention, yet face unfair expectations to end this season with the best record in National Basketball Association history. They’re still quite good, but not as good as they were – or can be.
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“They’re 24-1”, Heat guard Dwyane Wade said.
