The Golden State Warriors put together their most complete game of the year on Sunday afternoon, beating the Utah Jazz 131-119 at Chase Center. It halted a four game losing skid that had featured 20+ point losses to the second, third, and fourth seeds in the Western Conference.
So naturally they were up for the challenge against the first seed. Basketball can be weird.
But how did they do with their pregame keys to victory? Let’s revisit and find out.
Confidence
The key: Don’t play like the game is lost before it is actually lost.