Warriors' dominant win vs. Celtics shows glimpse of potential postseason juggernaut waiting to be unleashed
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Golden State handily took down the league's best team, answering some questions in the process
SAN FRANCISCO -- Klay Thompson's washed. Jordan Poole was a one-year wonder. The defense isn't the same. The young guys just aren't ready. The rotation is a mess.
We've all heard some version of these storylines as the Golden State Warriors plodded along to a .500 record through the first six weeks of the season, seemingly nursing a lingering hangover from last June's championship run. And on Saturday night they were scheduled to run into a buzzsaw, a 21-5 Boston Celtics team that was leading the league in wins, offensive efficiency and net rating. The meeting was the first since Golden State beat Boston in last season's NBA Finals. A Celtics win, and they'd be hearing the "changing of the guard" narrative every day until their next matchup in Boston in mid-January.
Instead, in front of a buzzy Chase Center crowd that seemed to understand the stakes, the Warriors showed exactly why the early-season concerns ultimately don't mean much, as they cruised to a 123-107 win in which they never trailed after the six-minute mark of the first quarter. Every Boston run was met with fevered resistance from a Warriors group that, despite its flaws, has only lost two home games so far this season.