While Curry was held scoreless in the second half, the absence of key players Draymond Green and Jonathan Kuminga was felt. Additionally, a shocking statistic about Golden State this season was shown to Curry after the game,

And don’t forget, this past offseason, the Warriors lost a $30 million chunk of salary when they jettisoned Chris Paul strictly for luxury tax avoidance. The NBA owners wanted a system that brought big-market, big-spending teams like the Warriors to heel, and they received it.