The Golden State Warriors battled the Boston Celtics wire-to-wire in one of their closest games of the young season, but in the end, Boston’s win streak grew to 10 while the Dubs losing streak was extended.
The six-game losing streak is one of the longest of the Steve Kerr era, but he shared some positivity about the future after a tough game with the league’s best team.
“It’s going to happen,” said Kerr. “I feel like we’re headed in the right direction.”
Friday night’s tilt was one of Golden State’s most competitive games of the season and it showed. The Warriors started the game on a tear, jumping out to a 32-23 lead in the first quarter that set the tone for the game. The Celtics punched back, cutting into the Dub’s lead in the second and third quarters, but the Warriors didn’t wither even with their leading scorer D’Angelo Russell out with a hand injury.
After the tough loss, Kerr believes no one in the organization is satisfied with losing and that’s why they’ll figure this thing out.
“It’s tough, losing stinks, you know? Everybody here is competitive, from Eric Housen to Joe Lacob — You don’t get into this business if you’re not competitive— So nobody is happy,” said Kerr. “We’ve got a great group and we’re competing together— and it’s going to get better.”
Leading up to tonight the Warriors haven’t been necessarily competitive over the past couple of games. Before the Celtics loss, Golden State dropped games to the Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz by 26 points and 14 points, respectively.
The fact the Warriors kept things close and had a chance to win late against one of the NBA’s best teams is a positive step for a team that’s dealing with a bevy of injuries.
