5 reasons why Warriors' opening night loss is NOT A BIG DEAL

#4 Kerr blames poor conditioning and fitness for loss

Steve Kerr

Again, not to give excuses but this is what Steve Kerr said after the loss:

"I just thought we looked tired. I don't think we are in good enough shape yet to play a 48-minute game against a great team."

It's true. The Warriors deserved to lose.

Since their Media Day on September 22nd till opening night (October 17th), the Warriors only played a competitive 48-minute game four times. Everything else involved scrimmaging during practices or promotional NBA events on their trip to China.

So although fit, not a lot of players from the team, even the starters, got a lot of game time to instantly fall into the flow of things when they needed to down the stretch against the Rockets.

They were among the teams who played the least number of preseason games. Not to mention the physical wear and tear involved with traveling back and forth from China, which is a time zone close to twelve hours ahead of the Bay Area.