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The Golden State Warriors were certainly not feeling so festive after getting blown out for the second game in a row.
The Dubs were handed an embarrassing 39-point spanking by the Milwaukee Bucks on Christmas day, 138-99, at Fiserv Forum. This comes just days after former Warrior Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets gave them a humiliating 26-point beatdown in the season opener.
Following two lopsided defeats, Golden State now finds itself on the wrong end of the history books. According to ESPN Stats & Info, the Dubs became the fourth team to drop its first two games by at least 25 points. They now own the record twice, considering the 1989-90 Warriors also suffered the same fate.
Adding more insult to injury, that 39-point rout by the Bucks now stands as the largest margin on a Christmas Day game over the last 60 years.
The Warriors are the 4th team in NBA history to lose their first 2 games by at least 25 points each (last: 1989-90 Warriors).
Today's 39-point loss is the largest margin of defeat on Christmas by any team since 1960. pic.twitter.com/PTolvk42bq
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 25, 2020
Unfortunately for Warriors fans, the team's tough luck does not end there. The combined 65-point differential also now stands as the second-worst beating in league history, only rivaled by that terrible Los Angeles Clippers team in the 1987-88 campaign.
The Warriors' -65 point differential through 2 games is 2nd-worst in NBA history, only behind the 1987-88 Clippers (-71).
That Clippers team finished 17-65, worst in the NBA.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 25, 2020
For what it's worth, this Warriors team is not the same unit that dominated the league in the modern era. The Dubs are ravaged by injuries for the second consecutive season, with Klay Thompson out until next year and Draymond Green still questionable for the next game. Nevertheless, it's astounding to see just how low the mighty have fallen.
The Dubs' offseason acquisitions have been terrible so far, especially Kelly Oubre Jr. who has notched an unflattering record of his own. Even two-time MVP Stephen Curry has not been his usual self and has even practically begged for the team to start winning. Rookie James Wiseman is the lone bright spot so far, but the team's ineptitude has overshadowed his prowess.
The Warriors, meanwhile, will have a relatively lighter schedule ahead after back-to-back games against Eastern Conference powerhouses. Maybe the Dubs can finally get that elusive W when they face the Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons next.
