Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Bucks Snapping Warriors Streak

The Golden State Warriors are not the only ones disappointed with their 108-95 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday.

The normally sharp-shooting Warriors struggled offensively, shooting barely 40% from the floor, with guards Stephen Curry (10-for-21 for 28 points) and Klay Thompson (four-for-14 for 12 points) struggling to find their range.

The streak is over, and the Miami Heat know exactly what the Golden State Warriors are going through right now.

Golden State’s defeat prevented them from becoming the first National Basketball Association team to go unbeaten on a road trip of seven games or more and ended the Warriors’ bid to beat the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers’ 33-game winning streak. 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. Monroe was 11 of 16, including a 3-point play with 2 minutes 51 seconds left for a 12-point lead.

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Every victory raised the stakes for the Golden State Warriors. “When you lose two or three in a row and when you have that edge and everybody is fed up with it, it’s easier to grow as a team”.

In a unusual twist of flashback fate, the Bucks were also the team that ended the Lakers’ streak with a 120-104 victory on Jan 9, 1972.

If the Bucks can win two of those three games, especially the one in the Bay Area, Saturday’s upset might lead to something more than a day or two of headlines. Had they beaten the Milwaukee Bucks, they would have secured the first 7-0 road trip in history. It remains unclear when head coach Steve Kerr (complications from offseason back surgery) may make his season debut, but interim coach Luke Walton has proven himself capable at every turn so far. Teams will be praying the Warriors second loss doesn’t take as long as their first loss because everyone gets exhausted of being compared to the ideal older sibling. “I’m sure the long flight home tomorrow and guys unwinding a bit, there will be a little relief mentally going forward”.

“Then we turned it up and got back in the game”.

“They just played with energy, got in the driving lanes, got offensive rebounds”, Curry told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Chicago’s Aaron Brooks scored 15 points in the fourth quarter to rally the Bulls to a 98-94 victory over New Orleans. “I think we can re-focus on not just winning games, but how we’re playing”. So often when Golden State goes to its deadly smaller lineup – the way it did in bumping off Cleveland in the Finals – opponents feel obliged to match lest they get run-and-gunned out of the gym.

“We wanted to come out with a lot of effort and energy”, said Monroe.