With or without Draymond Green, five losses in their last seven games and an embarrassing collapse to the Mavericks raise serious questions about the Warriors’ championship aspirations.
After the worst fourth-quarter collapse in the NBA this season and the first 20-plus point lead blown by the Warriors in a regular-season game since 2007, Golden State is heading on the road for a brutal stretch of games to start off what appears to be a ruthless March.
This column would have a different tone. One of positivity. One that claimed if the Warriors could keep pushing — if they could put some more pressure on Phoenix — they could take that No. 1 seed in due time. The Suns, as expected, are not the same without Chris Paul. With or without Green, with or without Iguodala, the Warriors need to re-establish themselves as a bonafide title contender in the days to come. Understanding that Green is critical to their championship aspirations, the Warriors are showing flaws that even he cannot singlehandedly fix. The floor must be raised before Green can return and push up the roof.
That’s the kind of scheduling stretch you would prefer to enter with a cushion in the standings and some built-up goodwill with the fanbase.But the Warriors lost that cushion — if they ever had it — when it came to the No. 1 seed. Of course, the Warriors have downplayed seeing at every possible juncture. There’s a valid reason behind that, as Green explained over the weekend.
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