The Warriors have a unique luxury the final three games of the regular season: They don’t care whether they win.
Because Golden State has already clinched the No. 1 overall seed, it is free to focus on preparing for the playoffs. Among head coach Steve Kerr’s looming objectives is ironing out the rotation with Kevin Durant back in the fold.
With Stephen Curry out for Saturday’s game against the Pelicans with a left knee contusion, Kerr won’t make much progress with his substitution patterns until Monday’s matchup with the Jazz.