MILWAUKEE — The lesson from this first failure is the exact same as the 24 successes that came before it.
The Golden State Warriors run this league.
They are the best. And the only way they don't repeat as NBA champions is if they don't play up to their potential.
The main reason they finally lost Saturday night to the Milwaukee Bucks, 108-95, was the schedule. The Warriors had been on the road for two weeks, pushed themselves extraordinarily to win in double overtime in Boston the night before and thus mentally and physically weren't in position to perform to their standard.
The Warriors get that, which is why they were disappointed but not crushed about losing under the circumstances.
"Y'all thought we were going to be sad," Draymond Green said in the postgame locker room.
You could tell Stephen Curry, the more goal-oriented of the Warriors' two leaders, was a little deflated.
"Thirty-three was within our grasp," said Curry, bringing up the 1972 Los Angeles Lakers' all-time best streak compared to Golden State's 28 dating back to last season.
Yet Curr ...
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