The Golden State Warriors suffered their first loss of the season on Friday to the Portland Trail Blazers, going down 139-119 and in doing so revealing the team's kryptonite just three games into the campaign.
Coming into the season, it was clear that head coach Steve Kerr was going to have to be smart in how he managed the team's workload given the Warriors have one of the oldest rosters in the entire NBA. Contingency plans were likely made ahead of the season as the team tried to figure out how to put themselves in the best position to make the playoffs while remaining as healthy as possible.