Golden State Warriors: Last to Lose, First to Celebrate

Twice, they have accomplished that task in the fourth quarter.

Interim coach Luke Walton – filling in for Steve Kerr, who is still recovering from complications after back surgery, added: “Losing still sucks, just as I remember as a player and I remember as an assistant coach, it’s never fun to lose”.

Michael Carter-Williams, who had 17 points off the bench for Milwaukee, made a strong drive down the lane and dunked with 42 seconds left to put an exclamation point on Milwaukee’s night.

“They’re 24-1”, Heat guard Dwyane Wade said.

Now that the Milwaukee Bucks have pulled off a stunning, streak-ending upset, a big question remains. Giannis Antetokounmpo had a triple double, seemed to be everywhere on both sides of the court, and held opponents to 33% shooting at the rim as a defender (a Reddit user points out that Antetokounmpo was actually miscredited for two extra assists). “Everyone contributed and did different things down the stretch”.

A combination of fatigue and the law of averages finally caught up to the Dubs, who ran out of gas on the final night of a seven-game road trip, just 24 hours after a marathon double overtime victory in Boston extended their record to 24-0. “It’s a great win for us”.

According to ESPN article, the reigning league’s MVP Stephen Curry scored a team-high 28 points shooting 10-of-21 from the field, including 2-of-8 from 3-point area. A ideal 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.

“It’s disappointing”, Thompson said.

“I’m not happy it is over because at the end of the day what we did was pretty cool. I didn’t play well or shoot well at all so it’s very disappointing”.

Can they parlay it into more consistent play – and more victories – on a four-game West Coast trip?

Golden State actually recorded 28 straight wins, dating back to last season’s championship run, but several factors provided the blow to their hopes of surpassing the 1971-72 Lakers, including the grueling road schedule and the fact that Milwaukee showed how brilliant they can be defensively.

The Bucks also stopped the Lakers’ winning steak in 1972. But the Bucks also were coming off a Friday game in Toronto, and nothing in their 90-83 loss to the Raptors signaled they were about to take down the mighty Warriors. 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. “I’m sure the long flight home tomorrow and guys unwinding a bit, there will be a little relief mentally going forward. We plan on continuing to win a lot of ball games”.