OAKLAND – Somewhere beneath the sweet shooting and the familiar defense that utterly dismissed a Houston Rockets team unfit for an NBA floor, the Warriors may have uncovered something of real value.
Brandon Rush, resuscitated.
Starting for the wounded Harrison Barnes (right knee bone bruise), Rush seized the opportunity to look, once again, like the Brandon Rush of old. If his performance was more than a mirage, the Warriors have rediscovered a wing worthy of their rotation.
“I told Harrison that he may have lost his starting spot to Brandon,” interim coach Luke Walton joked after the 124-101 thrashing.