Cavaliers SG JR Smith upset over end to Warriors’ win streak

In a unusual twist of flashback fate, the Bucks were also the team that ended the Lakers’ streak with a 120-104 victory on January 9, 1972. A flawless 82-0 record, which was something that Draymond Green believes could be done (via NESN), is nothing if the team falls at some point in the postseason.

“I’m not happy it is over because at the end of the day what we did was pretty cool”.

For many experts, though, it was just a matter of time for the Warriors to eventually lose one, although not many could have predicted it will be the Bucks, whose record is way below.500, or exactly 10 wins to 15 losses. 500 selves of last season, when they surprised everyone with a 26-game improvement to 41-41 and the No. 6 seed in the East. That team largely has been absent, slippage coming due to unreliable shooting and defensive breakdowns that they mostly avoided Saturday.

“We showed some spurts to get back into the game”, said Stephen Curry. The difference about playing on the road, and it sounds like the ultimate no-shit truism, is that you don’t get to go home after a game like that.

Of course, Warriors (24-1) did pull that one out on Friday. No doubt its an auspicious achievement but my comment is that The Lakers still hold the record for the most consecutive games won in a season.

– L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, Friday: They haven’t played since Game 7 of last year’s first round, when Chris Paul’s last-second shot ousted the Spurs. The Bucks needed the flawless blend of performances – from Greg Monroe’s 28 points and 11 rebounds to Giannis Antetokounmpo’s triple-double to O.J.

Health should be on their side again soon, too, as shooting guard Klay Thompson returned from his one-game absence on Saturday (ankle sprain) and small forward Harrison Barnes (high ankle sprain) is expected to return soon after missing the past eight games.

“We wanted to come out with a lot of effort and energy”, said Monroe. With a huge win in front of a packed house, this could be positive momentum that pushes the Bucks in the right direction and turns their season around. “Now we can focus on what we need to focus on”, he added.

They travel, eat and work out in unison, so Curry’s smile spread across the bench by the time Carter-Williams dunked with seconds remaining.

“We wanted every night to put another notch in belt of that streak, ” he said. “We ended up with our first loss but we can appreciate what we were able to accomplish”. Jordan averaged at least 33 points per game three different seasons and posted a career-best 37.1 points per game in 1986-87. The impossible, improbable, unprecedented winning streak is finally over as Steph Curry and the Warriors were thoroughly and convincingly vanquished by the unlikely Milwaukee Bucks, 108-95.

Cavs coach David Blatt, who guided Cleveland on a 12-game winning streak last season, spoke about the challenge of managing a run like that compared to normal regular-season preparation when a streak isn’t at stake.