The Warriors lost their first road game since Dec. 19 Wednesday in Portland, falling to the Trail Blazers 129-107 in a contest that was engrossing as any the Dubs have played this season.
Here were my three big takeaways from a contest that will not be remembered for everything other than that high-level play:
A justified blow up
The Warriors didn’t lose Wednesday night’s game to the Blazers because of the referees.
Well, not just because of the referees.
No, given the understandable effects of playing five games in eight days, two games in 24 hours, and with a short, 10-man bench for the final game before the All-Star break, the Warriors’ legs looked zapped in the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s contest.