The Warriors made franchise history with a disastrous 140-88 loss to the Boston Celtics on Sunday at TD Garden.
For all the wrong reasons.
Golden State's 52-point blowout loss was the fourth-worst in Warriors franchise history, including regular-season and NBA playoff games. Here are the Warriors' 10 largest margins of defeat, according to champsorchumps.us.
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1971-72 Golden State Warriors 99 @ Los Angeles Lakers 162 (63 points)
1972-73 Golden State Warriors 70 vs. Los Angeles Lakers 126 (56 points)
2020-21 Golden State Warriors 77 @ Toronto Raptors 130 (53 points)
2023-24 Golden State Warriors 88 @ Boston Celtics 140 (52 points)
1961-62 Philadelphia Warriors 102 @ Boston Celtic 153 (51 points)
1970-71 San Francisco Warriors 86 @ Milwaukee Bucks 136 (50 points)
1968-69 San Francisco Warriors 89 @ Boston Celtics 138 (49 points)
1966-67 San Francisco Warriors 80 @ Los Angeles Lakers 129 (49 points)
2019-20 Golden State Warriors 94 @ Dallas Mavericks 142 (48 points)
1968-69 San Francisco Warriors 86 vs. Boston Celtics 134 (48 points)
Eight of the top-10 worst losses came on the road, four of which, coincidentally, came against the Celtics.
The 52-point loss also is the worst in Warriors franchise history, regular season or playoffs, when Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green start the game, blowing past the previous 39-point loss to the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 5 of the 2022 Western Conference semifinals.
Golden State had won three consecutive games and eight straight road games prior to Sunday's loss.
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Now the Warriors look to flush their historic defeat and prepare for another tough matchup against the Bucks on Wednesday at Chase Center.
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