The Warriors may be entering play on January 21 with the worst record in the NBA, but you couldn’t tell by watching them compete. Perhaps showing their inexperience, quite a few games have slipped away from Golden State over the course of the season, and Monday night’s 129-124 loss to the Trail Blazers was no exception.
It took 61 mostly incredible points and an overtime period from Damian Lillard to help the Blazers walk away with the victory, and in doing so, the club sent the Warriors to their 10th straight overtime loss.
Golden State lost their previous overtime contest to the Nuggets back on January 17, and narrowly. The final score was 134-131, which gives the Warriors another close loss to a top team out West. Moral victories don’t count in the win column, but anyone watching Golden State can clearly see that they’re a team that competes and fights.
Still, the last time the team won an overtime game was way back in December 2017. That streak is bound to end sooner or later, especially with Stephen Curry’s return on the horizon.
But on Monday night, Lillard had other ideas. As a result, the Warriors are still riding a long losing streak with respect to their overtime contests.
Steve Kerr’s team will next be in action when they square off against the Utah Jazz at Chase Center on Wednesday night.