I wouldn't say this is a dire must-win game, but this is the first game of a back to back, and then we play Clippers tomorrow night, then Warriors Wednesday night (ugh), and then Nuggets Friday. None of those three are easy opponents at all.
Also, if we want to show some consistency, we need to leave here with a win. Period.
Having a few great games and then losing to the Suns now isn't a good showing.
I said before the trip that going 3-2 on this WC trip would be great. So far, 1-0, and after tonight, 2-0 hopefully. Then as long as we can take a game against LAC or DEN at least, that's a 3-2 trip.
Even without KD, Warriors will be extremely tough to beat. But hey, we did it last year so who knows?
Knowing the C's though, they'll probably lose tonight but win against Golden State