NEW YORK — It’s hard to imagine the Warriors missing out on the postseason. Just seven months ago, they hoisted the Larry O’Brien trophy after defeating the Boston Celtics in six games in the 2022 NBA Finals.
It was a memorable coronation. Steph Curry was unanimously voted Finals MVP, and just after the once and current champs silenced the sea of Celtics fans at TD Garden, Klay Thompson ignored the off-ramp to the high road and blasted Jaren Jackson Jr. and the Memphis Grizzlies at the postgame presser for good measure.
Two months into the season, that same team suffered a 12-point loss Tuesday against a short-handed Suns team, who were without Chris Paul, Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton, and sit a game under .500 — good for the eighth seed in the Western Conference.
