Warriors look to make most of home-heavy stretch

Four months ago, when the NBA schedule was announced, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr pinpointed his team's six-city road gantlet. Fresh off that 10-day odyssey, Golden State stares down its most home-friendly stretch of the season: Nine of its next 10 games are at Oracle Arena. The Warriors' only road game in the next three-plus weeks is in the same state, a quick plane ride to Los Angeles for a Dec. 18 showdown against the Lakers. "We knew that if we got through this last road stretch in a good position, we'd be in good shape," said Kerr, whose team just went undefeated on a six-game road trip for the first time in franchise history.