Despite winning the NBA championship last season, the Golden State Warriors have been struggling to capture that same fire this campaign.
With a 38-36 record, they have been wildly inconsistent this season and are in danger of falling into play-in territory with just two weeks left to go.
Stephen Curry, who has been in and out of the lineup all year, sees both the positives and negatives in his team’s play and admitted that their notorious road-home split has been weird for everyone.
“It’s inspiring and depressing all at the same time; you still feel like you’re in it, which we are. You still feel like we can peak at the right time.” Curry said, via Warriors Wire. “There’s a lot of confidence in that. But it’s also you don’t want to be in a situation with everything that we’ve accomplished and the idea of who we are that we’re checking the standings for the last 20 games to see if we’re in or out of the play-in tournament vibe. It’s weird in that sense.”
Despite Golden State’s struggles, they are still in a position to compete in the playoffs and would face the young and inexperienced Sacramento Kings if the postseason started today.
Can The Warriors Overcome Their Struggles To Defend Their Crown?
Over the summer, the Warriors bet on guys like James Wiseman, Mosses Moody, and Jonathan Kumnga to usher in the next generation of greatness.
Instead, only Kuminga remains in the team’s rotation, and depth has been sorely lacking on all fronts for the majority of the season.
But if the Dubs really want to defend their title and fight for another championship, they will have to fix their problems soon, or they will risk carrying them into a series.
“Well, as a competitor, you relish in the moments of the most important games, and we’re coming down to the home stretch,” said Klay Thompson. “Every game is so vital for our playoff stakes. It’s exciting times.”
At this point, only time will tell us how things play out for the defending champs, but this is certainly not the season anyone imagined they’d be having right now, and it will be interesting to see if they can get right before it’s all said and done.
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