The Warriors' "rough patch" seems to be in their rearview mirror now.
Playing at home Saturday night, the Warriors rolled to an easy 122-105 victory over the Spurs.
Golden State (43-13) came into the game having lost three of five games, which in the Bay Area in recent years is cause for minor panic. After an ugly 125-105 loss to the Thunder Tuesday, coach Steve Kerr admitted, “I mean, it happens. The season is so long and arduous and happens to everybody and you go through a rough patch. And we're in a rough patch. But we'll be fine, we'll get out of it.”
The Warriors beat the Mavericks Thursday night, but then again, most teams have beaten the Mavs (18-38) this year. The Spurs offered a tougher challenge to see if the Warriors had gotten through their rough patch.
The Dubs didn't look great to start, trailing the Spurs by 12 late in the first half. But they outscored the Spurs by 29 points the rest of the way to sail to the easy win.
Stating the obvious here, but the Warriors have so many options, even when one or two of their stars have a slow night they can still excel. Saturday, Kevin Durant had a quiet game with 10 points, but Klay Thompson had 25, and Stephen Curry and Draymond Green added 17. Move to shut down the 3, they'll punch the ball inside. Shut down Curry on the drive … well, Green will do this:
