Last season, the Golden State Warriors suffered their first loss after winning 24-straight games. This season, they have already lost a game, falling on opening night even with Kevin Durant added to their fold.
It's one thing to lose after receiving a lot of hype in the offseason and being labeled a “super team,” but the way they did on Tuesday night brought it to a different level The Spurs blew out the Warriors 129-100 in the season opener in Oakland.
Despite being the top scorer for the Warriors with 27 points, it didn't matter to Durant after the loss. He discussed the rough start and also talked about how they plan to respond to their poor performance.
Per Connor Letorneau of SFgate:
Article Continues Below“It’s a slap in the face. It woke us up a bit, and we look forward to getting better.”
“We can’t panic, but we can’t let this turn into two or three more games. We have to correct it.”
Head coach Steve Kerr echoed the 2014 MVP's feelings and also gave his action plan on how to eliminate the mistakes they made during the game.
“I thought our guys were embarrassed. I know I was… We’ll show the video tomorrow. There’s lots to show.”
Two things that stood out for the Warriors were the number of turnovers (16) and the absence of crisp ball movement.
As it appears, it will be back to the drawing board for the Bay Area team as they look to bounce back in their next game which is on Friday when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans.