Marcus Aurelius once observed that “A man’s worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions.” The Warriors’ record-setting 24 game streak was many things — stunning, joyous, exhausting — but above all a demonstration of this team’s ambition. They were not satisfied with being champions. They weren’t simply interested in living up to expectations. They had higher objectives for themselves than even their craziest fans set for them. So less than 24 hours after a brutal double-overtime game at the very end of a seven-game trip, the Warriors believed that they could win. When they didn’t — falling 95-108 to the Bucks — the dominant emotion wasn’t sadness.
The Streak is Dead, Long Live the Streak (Warriors 95, Bucks 108)
