Home Sick (Warriors 106, Celtics 109)

Losing hurts more the less you do it. Given the Warriors’ nearly 15-month regular season home winning streak, Friday night’s 106-109 loss to the Boston Celtics may hurt as much as any defeat in the Kerr era. That said, Steve Kerr was absolutely right in his post-game comments to place the immediate focus on his team’s tremendous accomplishment in extending the streak for as long as they did. It’s a testament to the team’s focus and simple, visceral hatred of losing. Even in defeat, the sheer effort shown by Draymond Green, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and others down the stretch was admirable. But effort isn’t everything, and the defeat raises some of the same questions that surfaced following the loss to the Spurs. While Joe Lacob may tell the New York Times that the Warriors have cracked the code for winning basketball, his team is still working to decipher the swarming and disciplined backcourt defense that Curry will face non-stop during the NBA playoffs.

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