Probably the last seven or eight games, we’ve stopped getting better, and we’ve just tried to win games.
They consistently said the winning streaks were not a burden, and that being victorious in every game this season was “fun,” which it undoubtedly was.
At times, though, the fun impeded attempts to play basketball at a level the Warriors know they can reach. All too many moments in which they lapsed into careless turnovers and sloppy defense seemed to evaporate in the haze created by a succession of triumphant final scores.
Coaches like to say there is no such thing as a good loss, but the Warriors sustained one Saturday night.