An off night for the Warriors on the road

Friday night and the going was tough in Oklahoma City for the Warriors. No matter how good your team is, if you relax too much, you risk loosing in the NBA. Golden State's eight game winning streak ended at the hands of Kevin Durant and the Thunder 127-115.
 "We just let our guard down,"explained rookie coach Steve Kerr who sat Andrew Bogut and Andre Iguadala. "We lost our focus and the game changed. I blame the unforced errors, careless passes that led to dunks on the other end."
Reigning MVP Kevin Durant was among those dunking at will without Bogut guarding the basket. Durant was on fire scoring a game high 36 points on 14 of 18 shooting.  And he wasn't alone. Russell Westbrook recorded a triple-double with 17 point, 17 assist and 15 rebounds. Serge Ibaka finished with 27 points and Dion Waiters added 21. Change the names and that's what the Warriors have been doing to own the NBA's best record at 31-6.

"We just never made our mark defensively," said Kerr."It becomes a shootout if you make a few careless plays, they will make you pay. We know how good they and they showed that tonight"
The bright spot for the Dubs was Klay Thompson who scored 32 points to record his third 30-point game of the season. Marreese Speights had 20, Stephen Curry on a bit of an off night finished with 19 and Harrison Barnes added 18.
Coach Kerr stood behind his players, especially Curry. "He's been so good all season long," said Kerr. "He's been brilliant. Tonight wasn't his night. He's allowed to have that every once in a while."
That attitude and support is one reason this team is thriving.
"They played almost perfect offensively and we had too many turnovers,"said Thompson taking the blame for defensive misses against Durant. "Every time we were making our run, we let them beat us. Our focus just wasn't what it was when we were winning the last 8 games in a row."
The road doesn't get easier. The Warriors play their fourth game in five nights in four cities, Saturday in Houston. It is being billed as the battle of the MVP between Curry and the Rocket's James Harden.  And Curry said tonight he'll be ready.