The narrative was perfectly set up. The Golden State Warriors, 2-seed and limping into the All-Star Break, would sleep off the turnover issues, defensive miscues, and tired legs. They’d come out against a good, but not great, Los Angeles Clippers team and hammer them in typical Warriors fashion, with most of the starters sitting the fourth and setting up a rest of season scenario where the postseason ramping begins. Instead, it was more of the same. The questions start to swirl around the mystique of a once-great defense: where has it gone?
Before we can even dive into that, now or later, the greatness of Stephen Curry must be noted.