Being that it was the first night of a back-to-back set in two cities 720 miles apart, the Warriors activated all their healthy veterans, hoping to find success against an opponent missing its best player.The strategy did not pay off, as the Warriors took their seventh loss in eight games, a 115-101 shellacking by a Detroit Pistons team missing All-Star guard Cade Cunningham.Making matters worse, Golden State lost center Kristaps Porziis in the second quarter due to discomfort in his lower back. He did not return.The Warriors (33-37) were undone by a toxic combination of a decided size disadvantage, sloppy offense and a defense that started well enough before fading over the final three quarters under a torrent of turnovers.Four Warriors scored in double figures, led by 15 points from Brandin Podziemski. Podz and Draymond make it work with an impromptu give-and-go pic.twitter.com/e7cDeodjvt — Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) March 21, 2026 Here are three observations from the disappointing fourth game of a six-game road trip:KP goes downCoach Steve Kerr during his pregame news conference pondered the possibility of Porziis playing...
What we learned as Warriors fall apart in second half without Kristaps Porziņ?is
Published March 20, 2026 • 11 hrs ago
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