The Golden State Warriors blew a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals. Everyone knows that. It’s old news. 3-1 jokes are losing their appeal.

It hurts, for sure. But the defending Western Conference champions have moved on from that episode and they aren’t even treating this season as an absolute redemption campaign for last year’s tragedy.

If you don’t believe that, take Steve Kerr’s words for it.

“I don’t think it’s this mission, like, Oh my god, we got to make up for what happened. That’s how fans look at it,” Kerr told Bleacher Report’s Erik Malinowski. “That’s how the media looks at it: You got to make amends, you got to make up for a 3-1 collapse. It doesn’t work that way. You just go out and play and do your best.”

That’s a good way of looking at things. Despite the big loss, Golden State came out a wiser team from that experience. And when that wiser team landed Kevin Durant last summer, the wave of expectations intensified.

No doubt that this Warrior team is equipped with better personnel than last year’s group, but they already know that. Winning 74 games was no longer necessary to prove their point, and one thing that was evident after the team’s decision to sit out Kevin Durant in a playoff game, it’s that their eyes are locked in on the ultimate prize.