MILWAUKEE – The Golden State Warriors walked slowly off the Bradley Center floor, exchanging handshakes with the victorious Milwaukee Bucks on the way back to their locker room.
They’re not used to losing.
The Warriors’ NBA-record start ended after 24 wins when they lost to the Bucks, 108-95, on Saturday night.
“We didn’t have it tonight,” interim coach Luke Walton said. “That’s why it is so hard to do what these guys have done so far. It caught up to us.”
Golden State fell to 24-1. Its 28-game winning streak, counting the final four games of last season, came to a halt. The NBA’s longest winning streak was 33 by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1971-72 – and it was also snapped by Milwaukee.
“Well, we knew the streak had to end at some point,” the Warriors posted on their Twitter account.
It was the way they lost that was a little surprising. This was no squeaker at the buzzer, but a Bucks runaway at the end.
In other results, Boston subdued Charlotte, 98-93; Detroit blasted Indiana, 118-96; San Antonio routed Atlanta, 103-78; Chicago edged New Orleans, 98-94; Washington nipped Dallas, 114-111; New York held off Portland, 112-110; the Los Angeles Clippers thwarted the Brooklyn Nets, 105-100; and the Houston Rockets whipped the Los Angeles Lakers, 126-97.
Back in Milwaukee, Greg Monroe scored 28 points for the Bucks, who got the all-around effort needed to beat the defending NBA champions.