SAN FRANCISCO -- The Golden State Warriors felt good heading into their Thursday night matchup against the Indiana Pacers. They held a home run derby at Chase Center the day before to boost morale after a tough road trip and were ready to build momentum on their dominant win over the Detroit Pistons from two days earlier.
But as soon as they stepped on the court against Indiana's depleted roster, all of the positive energy they had evaporated, leading them to a 121-117 loss in overtime.
The game -- in which they entered as 16.