The last month of 2018 has been so rough for the Golden State Warriors that a relatively meaningless game against the Portland Trail Blazers seemed to take on some additional significance.
As Charlie Stanton mentioned in his preview of the Warriors game, Klay Thompson has been in a well-publicized slump and Draymond Green has been given the Tony Allen treatment by opposing defenses. #FireKerr Twitter has never been louder or stronger. Through all of that adversity, the Warriors — the two-time defending champions who have made the last four straight NBA Finals — are stumbling into their New Years Eve battle with the Phoenix Suns with a rather pedestrian 9-5 record in December.