The Warriors had been beaten by the Milwaukee Bucks with 108-95 on Saturday night. But if the Warriors were able to have a day off after beating the Celtics on Friday instead of going to Milwaukee to play on Saturday, there was the probability that they might still have been undefeated.
According to SB Nation, the Golden State Warriors ended their perfect start during their last game against the Milwaukee Bucks with 108-95. But even with the team's defeat, the Warriors still surpassed the reigning record of Washington Capitols in 1948-49 and Houston Rockets in 1993-94 with only 15-0 record.
After 20 years, the Warriors marked another NBA record and gained 24-0 which is almost ten games higher than the previous reigning team. The team consumed 149 days since the season started without losing not until they played against the Bucks.
The report says, "They [Golden State Warrriors] won a ring and came back the following season posting an even better scoring margin than the historically great one they logged in their championship season," they added, "Golden State had some close calls before finally losing but they have largely dominated their competition."
However, Sports Illustrated reported that the team was not used to losing, yet, they shook hands with the victorious Bucks on the way to their locker room. Interim coach Luke Walton said, "We didn't have it tonight. That's why it is so hard what these guys have done so far. It caught up to us."
The Warriors acknowledged their defeat with humility which they proved on their Twitter post saying, "Well, we knew the streak had to end at some point."
The team's coach explained their side on the Warriors' first defeat. "When you talk about the streak, what's bigger than the streak is they're the world champs. And so, for us, we didn't talk about the streak, it was about playing the world champs," Jason Kidd, Golden State Warriors coach said.
There were probable reasons for the defeat. One of them is the fighting fatigue when the Golden State Warriors needed two overtimes to win against Boston last Friday. Team members weren't in good condition. Klay Thompson returned after missing a game because of his sprained ankle.
However, in the moment, Walton stated that the team will be flying back to the Golden State and do some unwinding a bit. Surely, the team is now much more driven after experiencing the pains of defeat in the last game. Fans are curious what they could possibly do in their next game.
Golden State Warriors will be hosting their next game against the Phoenix this coming Wednesday.