Golden State Warriors start long road trip minus Harrison Barnes

Golden State Warriors start long road trip minus Harrison Barnes The Warriors danced and celebrated into a timeout with a 22-point lead midway through the third quarter Saturday night, and then, things got serious. When Stephen Curry finally found his way through a mass of high-fives to the sideline, he realized that Brandon Rush was sitting in his seat and shot the swingman a humorous death glance. In the previous 2½ minutes, Rush had scored 11 points and made three three-pointers — which equaled his total from all of last season. Rush knew immediately that he had to make an adjustment, just as his teammates will have to do when they take their NBA-record 18-0 mark on the road for the next seven games — an arduous slog that starts Monday in Utah, closes Dec. 12 in Milwaukee, and probably won't include much of a contribution from Harrison Barnes. "The road trip is going to be hard," with or without Barnes, Warriors interim head coach Luke Walton said. H.B. has turned into a really good player, so we're obviously going to miss him. Barnes is expected to miss a considerable portion of the trip after enduring a badly sprained left ankle Friday. Many of the Warriors...