Warriors face tough test in daunting back-to-back vs. Nuggets, Bucks – NBC Sports Bay Area & California

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SAN FRANCISCO – With less than a month remaining in the 2024-25 NBA regular season, the Warriors have three back-to-backs left to get through.

Their final one is a flight to Phoenix, followed by a home game against the San Antonio Spurs the next day on April 9. The week before, the Warriors play the Lakers in Los Angeles to finish a six-game road trip and then play the Denver Nuggets the next day back at home. First, they will have to take care of business on Monday and Tuesday against the Nuggets and Milwaukee Bucks at Chase Center, in that order. 

One game at a time. As the Warriors came home from a 4-1 five-game road trip to play seven consecutive games at home, three games stood out more than the rest. Playing the New York Knicks, Nuggets and Bucks – three games in four days against three of the better teams in the NBA – wasn’t going to be easy. But the Warriors continue to be a rejuvenated machine since Jimmy Butler’s arrival.

Golden State extended its win streak to six in a row by beginning the homestand with wins over the Detroit Pistons, Portland Trail Blazers and Sacramento Kings, then withstood a rock fight of a win over the Knicks to make it seven in a row. Now comes the daunting task of the back-to-back. 

“We’re on a good run, but we know exactly what’s happening,” Steve Kerr said after the Warriors’ win Saturday night. “Nobody else is losing behind us. We’ve got to keep fighting and keep winning. We can’t stop and look around. We’ve got to just continue to improve and we’ll see what happens in the end. 

“We know everybody is playing well. The West is just loaded.” 

While the No. 6-seeded Warriors have enjoyed a seven-game win streak, the Minnesota Timberwolves (40-29), tied with the Warriors in the standings but one spot behind them because of the tiebreaker, are on an eight-game win streak. The LA Clippers (38-30) only are 1.5 games behind the Warriors and Timberwolves and now are on a three-game win streak. 

However, the Warriors on Monday night hope to end a win streak. Not of their own, but of the Nuggets’ own against…

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Publish date : 2025-03-17 10:31:00

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