The letdown sinks in Monday in Oakland. After a night’s sleep and all the adrenaline from Game 7 goes away, the Golden State Warriors will realize in full that it’s just Monday. A day for dissection of what went wrong in a rollicking seven-game series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. A time to start thinking about what’s next.
“You go through the whole season, you play, you compete, you do your best,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr told reporters after the game. “We had a phenomenal season. Obviously we did something that’s never been done before. Couldn’t finish it off.