Kerr congratulates Warriors following streak-busting loss

There wasn't any screaming or scorn dished out by reigning Coach of the Month Steve Kerr following Friday's bitter loss to the Boston Celtics.

Kerr kept it all in perspective now that the Golden State Warriors' 54-game regular season home winning streak has come to an end.

"I congratulated them," the 50-year-old coach told reporters. "They just won 54 games in a row. What our guys have accomplished is incredible. I don't know if people understand the intensity it takes, and the work that it takes to put together a streak like that. To compete night in and night out, when you're worn out, it takes a lot out of you - especially when every game is the other team's biggest game. People are coming after us.

"So I told the guys how proud I am of them for putting together an amazing streak. We got beat. Boston outplayed us. They deserved to win, so we'll start over on Sunday."

The Warriors, too, were mostly fine. Spirited competitors like Draymond Green and Stephen Curry hate to lose, but it's hard to be all that angry amid a 68-8 campaign.

"It's a weird feeling," Curry said. "We've just got to be able to move on from it. It's maybe a good reminder going into the playoffs that we don’t want this feeling come April."

As for Green, who made a costly turnover in the final minute of the game, he simply pointed to the Warriors' failure to execute their gameplan.

"We didn't play the way we needed to play to win the game," Green said flatly.