Warriors Notes: Defense, Lendeborg, Richard, Porzingis

The Warriors came into the 2026/27 season with several objectives they needed to hit to reach the goals the franchise holds for itself. Coming into Monday’s games, they were fifth in the West with a 7- 3 record, thanks to a seven-game winning streak.

While some of the preseason objectives are naturally incomplete, others have started to bear out, according to Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area, who breaks down how each of his six preseason goals is going.

One of Poole’s keys was to finish the season with a top-10 defensive rating, and while that goal looked far away during Golden State’s several games, it has recently trended in the right direction. Over the last five games, they are sixth in…