The Golden State Warriors knew things had to change after they got thoroughly beaten down by the Oklahoma City Thunder. The fans knew it, the players knew it, and Steve Kerr and the coaching staff knew it. That's why, before the Warriors' first matchup against Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs, Kerr told reporters to expect some changes to the rotation.

The most drastic of those changes was inserting Moses Moody and rookie Will Richard into the starting lineup next to the veteran stars for Jonathan Kuminga and Quinten Post– the kind of shake-up expected of a team searching for a spark. And for at least one game, it looks like that lineup gave Golden State some kind of momentum as they dispatched the Spurs 125-120 to snap a six-game losing streak on the road .

“We needed to

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