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FOR 24 MINUTES, the Golden State Warriors had hung with the NBA's best team.
It was Dec. 30 inside San Francisco's Chase Center, and after a meandering opening half for the Warriors and the then-27-4 Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State cut its deficit to five points with an and-1 by forward Trayce Jackson-Davis on the opening possession of the third quarter.
Eight minutes later, the Warriors found themselves down 26, the victim of a 34-13 barrage full of 3-pointers -- the same kind of third-quarter haymaker that had defined their dynastic run.