“I wouldn’t worry about the Celtics if I were one of their fans,” Kerr said. “This is normal.” The Celtics built a first-half lead on the back of their defense Monday before running away from the Golden State Warriors for a 125-85 win. It was less than two hours before tipoff when Kerr provided his perspective on his opponent’s recent slippage.

Buddy Hield’s importance to the Warriors’ success was readily apparent in Golden State’s 107-104 win over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night at Little Caesars Arena.

The former Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia 76ers guard got off to a sizzling start in the Bay Area. Hield shot 44.2% from 3, averaging 15.3 points per game in his first 19 appearances. The Warriors were 12-7 until that point. However, as Hield's hot start cooled off, so did the Warriors.

Dennis Schroder tries to defend Buddy Hield from fake news, without realizing the information was posted by a notorious parody account

Despite the recent struggles, Steve Kerr expressed full confidence in the Warriors' leadership and organizational structure.

For the second time in his political career, Donald Trump was inaugurated as the US President on Monday, but Steve Kerr could not be bothered to watch the event.

While Anthony Edwards was at the free-throw line, Buddy Hield and Gary Payton II began arguing about the defensive setup.

Quinten Post, a second-round pick brought up from the G League, could earn more time after playing well against Sacramento on Wednesday.

The Warriors suffered one of their most demoralizing defeats of the season Wednesday in a 123-117 loss to the Kings.

The Kings trapped the ball out of Steph Curry’s hands all night — often at halfcourt — and he responded by dishing a season-high 12 assists. Andrew Wiggins poured in 25 and Gui Santos (16 points) provided a major lift off the bench. But DeMar DeRozan (32 points, 24 in the second half) was too much for the short-handed Warriors to overcome.

The Kings boarded a flight to Denver late Wednesday night to start a hellacious road stretch that could make or break their season, but first they treated their fans to one more heart-pounding performance at home.