SAN FRANCISCO – There were spats and sparks and shouts and shoves aplenty among the Warriors on Saturday at Chase Center, and the intensity put joy in the hearts of those with championship rings.
“Just gets the competitive juices flowing,” said Draymond Green, a three-time champion.
“It’s the highest competition in the world, basketball wise,” said coach Steve Kerr, who owns three rings as a player and three as a coach. “This happens. Guys get frustrated.”
What was evident in a 141-121 loss to the relentless offense of the Dallas Mavericks is that the Warriors are not accepting their 9-25 record and their status as an NBA cellar-dweller this season as a reason to become indifferent to defeat.