Priorities have a way of changing quickly when everything’s on the line.
One moment the Golden State Warriors were sharing their grandiose plans for the home stretch of the regular season, floating the idea that they might finish with a 24-game winning streak and thus remind the NBA masses that the Larry O’Brien trophy still resides here. Then three games later, when Steph Curry went down with yet another ankle sprain just two minutes into Thursday night’s 110-107 win against the San Antonio Spurs at Oracle Arena, it was time to reassess.
The No. 1 seed that’s in peril with the streaking Houston Rockets up one in the loss column and, in essence, up two because they hold the tiebreaker? It’s not nearly as important as Curry getting fully healthy again in time for the playoffs.
Especially considering the context.
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