Warriors use 'throw it' mentality to overcome Celtics loss and defeat Bucks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO – Any concerns about the lingering effects of the Warriors' lopsided loss in Boston on Sunday quickly faded when the Dubs lost 40 pieces on Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks in the first quarter on Wednesday, en route to their own overwhelming victory 125-90 at the Chase Center.
Immediately after the loss to the Celtics, Golden State coach Steve Kerr implored his team to “take it out.”
The Warriors did just that before even leaving town to make the trip back to the West Coast, leaving the entire debacle in the rearview mirror. They didn't do much, if any, film review of the loss and instead focused their attention on Wednesday's game against the Bucks.
“I think we completely forgot about Sunday when we were in Boston,” Draymond Green said. “We had a great flight home. Fun flight home after a nice 3-1 road trip. You never want to let losses pile up, especially at this point in the season we're in. “I don't remember a single person today saying anything about the Boston game or Sunday.”
This was there is no ordinary recovery victory.
The Warriors basically got away with it against Milwaukee. They withstood an early flurry from Antetokounmpo and then held off the Bucks when they attacked in the fourth quarter.
Other than that, Golden State controlled much of the game and had the Chase Center crowd roaring most of the night.
And the contributions arrived up and down the list.
Playing with a healthy collection for the first time in months, Kerr emptied his bench. Of the 15 Golden State players who saw time against Milwaukee, 12 scored at least three points. Five reached double figures, while nine scored at least one triple.
That kind of collective effort was huge against the Bucks and will be equally important as the Warriors head down the stretch competing for a position in the Western Conference.
“I think we're in a good place now where we can put together the initial group, which has done a great job here over the last month, and a second group now that we're fully healthy and have a lot of really talented players,” Kerr said. ” “You saw it tonight.”
The mood in Dub Nation is much different than 72 hours ago, when some people on social media were acting like Chicken Little after the Boston Blowout.
Not the Warriors players or coaches, though.
They didn't act like the sky was falling. They tried to forget pretty much everything that happened during their worst loss of the season and instead focused on moving forward.
When the Bucks took an early lead, it was thought that perhaps Golden State was still feeling the effects of that loss in Boston. But just as quickly as the Warriors said they had put aside the memories of that loss, Milwaukee's lead disappeared and the Warriors remained in control virtually the rest of the way.
That was exactly how they were supposed to react, Green said.
“Like I said the other day, take that. [loss in Boston], you throw it away and move on,” Green said. “And I think we did a great job at that. We didn't see any movies. We didn't do any of that. We just keep pushing. “It was great for us.”
