The overarching theme in the Golden State Warriors' three losses this season has been pace. Despite being the favorites against the young Portland Trail Blazers, the Giannis Antetokounmpo-less Milwaukee Bucks, and the then-winless Indiana Pacers, what undid the Dubs in those games, beyond a lack of focus and discipline, was how fast each team played.

In the wake of the Warriors' underwhelming two-game Midwest road trip, Steve Kerr identified the X's-and-O's issues that blunted the Dubs' early-season momentum .

“The pace of the game is off the charts these days. It's been getting faster and faster, year after year. But I even think it's taken a leap this year in terms of style of play,” Kerr told reporters when asked what the team learned from the losses to Milwaukee and Indiana.

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