I hesitate to ever use the term “must-win.” Unless the Golden State Warriors are facing elimination, no game is really a must-win. The play-in contest against the Memphis Grizzlies in 2021 was a must-win. Game 7 against the Houston Rockets in 2018 was a must-win.
But regular season Game No. 73 when the team is solidly in the play-in bracket and just half a game out of the playoffs? That’s not really must-win territory.
And yet ... it sure feels like tonight’s game against the Rockets is exactly that.
The Warriors are once again floundering on the road, and with half of their 10 remaining games slated to be away from the Chase Center, they’re running out of opportunities to gain any sort of momentum on the road, or any understanding of how to fix their underlying issues.