Good Morning It’s Basketball - In judgment of the Warriors' hot start
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Landscape with Polyphemus; Nicolas Poussin; 1649 After a hot start that included a few wins with Stephen Curry in street clothes, the Warriors faced an enormous road test last week: games in Boston, Cleveland and Oklahoma City. Golden State came out of that hell trip 2-1, getting blasted by the unbeaten Cavaliers in between running out to big leads they almost gave up against the Celtics and Thunder. The Warriors are now 8-2, sitting tied for No. 2 in the West, just a half-game behind the Thunder team they just beat. For a team that won 46 games last year and got punted out of the play-in, lost a franchise icon in free agency and started the season with seven of their first 10 games on the road, this is a triumph. But is it sustainable? Here are three questions with some plausible answers to get at that... Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Good Morning It's Basketball to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives. A subscription gets you:
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