The early analysis on the Golden State Warriors’ freshly wounded collective psyche was delivered with admirable succinctness by head coach Steve Kerr.
“Everyone’s bummed,” he said as he surveyed the forensic evidence from Boston’s 109-106 victory. “Me, I told them how proud I was of them. We just lost.”
Ahh, but in a season defined by the Warriors’ mathematical invincibilities, their first home loss in regulation time in 506 days betrayed a slight deterioration of offensive efficiency and crispness that will be almost as worrisome as Andrew Bogut’s rib injury (X-rays negative, more news when it comes in).