Warriors staggering confidently toward playoffs

Whenever they lost to vastly inferior teams, as they did five times in the first 12 weeks, the Warriors generally attributed it to an ennui borne of three seasons of pushing to reach heights never achieved in the NBA. The Warriors came out of the break and won seven in a row, their longest streak since early December. The Warriors realize they won't be judged by the regular season, and that may be why coach Steve Kerr didn't seem particularly alarmed.