Believe it or not, Monday night was not the first time Oracle Arena bore witness to a dynasty-level team that took its foot off the gas only to blow a substantial lead and lose a playoff game. The winners skipped giddily off the floor. The losers retreated to their locker room in a daze.
Thirty-two years ago, the losers were the Lakers who had just fallen victim to Sleepy Floyd’s finest hour.
That game and Monday night’s stunner, in which the Warriors gagged away a 31-point advantage in losing to the Clippers, do not make a seamless comparison.