Golden State played it cool after their latest title, opting to do things their way, which they always do, with one slight bit of course correction (fan service) in what ultimately became the James Wiseman/Gary Payton II swap. What did it all mean? What does anything mean? What the hell happened this year? Even being terrible has redeeming qualities that mediocrity can’t claim, such as draft positioning and a resignation to one’s fate.Īll year, column after column, I have at certain times tried to bury or celebrate or at least simply understand this team. There’s nothing as deflating as upper-class mediocrity. Every miniature win streak seemed to be canceled out by a corresponding losing streak, or playing down to the competition, or viciously snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Each potential statement win felt like it was sandwiched between a baffling late-game meltdown or 48 minutes of going through the motions. That’s how it’s been from the very beginning, starting with a failure to launch that was immediately noticeable. It’s all come down to the final two games of the regular season for the defending champs, a sentence that doesn’t feel nearly as surprising as it should. Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesĪfter a harder-than-it-should-have-been win at home over the young, dumb and full of fun Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State’s hopes for avoiding the play-in remain alive. Stephen Curry and Steve Kerr talk in the second half of the Warriors' win over the Thunder in San Francisco on Tuesday night.
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