The shine is off Golden State.
Following days of much-publicized infighting, the Warriors capped their week off with a 104-92 loss on the road to the Spurs in San Antonio.
Sunday’s loss to the Spurs was Golden State’s third in a row and fourth in five games. In more than four years as head coach of the team, this is the worst regular-season stretch Steve Kerr has seen from his squad.
“I’ve had a dream run for four and a half years. We’ve had such a charmed existence the last four seasons. This is the toughest stretch we’ve been in,” Kerr said. “This is the real NBA. We haven’t been in the real NBA the last few years. We’ve been in this dream. And so now we’re faced real adversity and we got to get out of it ourselves.”
Despite the tough stretch, the Warriors are still 12-6 and lead the Pacific Division over the LA Clippers (10-5).
Next up for the club that has won three of the last four NBA titles is a home game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Playing at home could be just what the doctor ordered following road losses to the Spurs, Rockets, and Mavericks.
“It was a terrible road trip as far as wins and losses,” Klay Thompson said. “But we’re obviously short-handed. I’m proud of the way the guys fought. Besides the Houston game, I feel like either game could have gone either way; unfortunately, it didn’t. It’s been a challenging week on all fronts. The best thing for us is just to get away a little bit [Monday], regroup, take it back home and just have fun, play with that joy.”
Whether they play with joy or not, the team will be playing without star Steph Curry as he sits out thanks to a groin injury.
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