The Warriors rattled off their eighth consecutive road win despite a tremendously arduous trek from New York City to Toronto,
leading to Golden State not arriving at its hotel until 8 a.m. following mechanical issues with its plane that left the team stuck on the tarmac for hours overnight.
Following the Warriors’ convincing 120-105 win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday at Scotiabank Arena, coach Steve Kerr shared that the delay Golden State faced is the worst he has experienced in his NBA career — one that spans over three decades.
“Last night was brutal; that’s the worst travel circumstances I’ve ever been involved with in the NBA,” Kerr told reporters.
“I think we got in bed at eight o’clock this morning. The guys slept during the day, woke up and came to the game. So it was pretty rough. But I’m proud of the group for the way they competed, like I said after that slow start — which was understandable — we really locked in and did a good job.”
Despite a sluggish start that led to Kerr burning two timeouts less than five minutes into the first quarter, the Warriors found their groove with a dominant third quarter to register their 13th win in their last 16 games.
