The Warriors made franchise history with a Disastrous 140-88 loss to the Boston Celtics Sunday at TD Garden.
For all the wrong reasons.
Golden State’s 52-point loss was the fourth-worst in Warriors franchise history, including NBA regular season and playoff games. Here are the Warriors’ 10 biggest margins of defeat, according to champsorchumps.us.
1971-72 Golden State Warriors 99 @ Los Angeles Lakers 162 (63 points)
1972-73 Golden State Warriors 70 vs. Los Angeles Lakers 126 (56 points)
2020-21 Golden State Warriors 77 @ Toronto Raptors 130 (53 points)
2023-24 Golden State Warriors 88 @ Boston Celtics 140 (52 points)
1961-62 Philadelphia Warriors 102 @ Boston Celtic 153 (51 points)
1970-71 San Francisco Warriors 86 @ Milwaukee Bucks 136 (50 points)
1968-69 San Francisco Warriors 89 @ Boston Celtics 138 (49 points)
1966-67 San Francisco Warriors 80 @ Los Angeles Lakers 129 (49 points)
2019-20 Golden State Warriors 94 @ Dallas Mavericks 142 (48 points)
1968-69 San Francisco Warriors 86 vs. Boston Celtics 134 (48 points)
Eight of the worst 10 losses came on the road, including four, coincidentally, against the Celtics.
The 52-point loss is also the worst in Warriors franchise history, regular season or playoff, when Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green start the game, surpassing the previous 39-point loss to the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 5 of 2022 Western Conference Semifinals.
Golden State had won three straight and eight straight road games before Sunday’s loss.
The Warriors now look to erase their historic loss and prepare for another tough game against the Bucks on Wednesday at Chase Center.
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