"In fairness, the Warriors were without power forward David Lee, who was released from a Fremont hospital Saturday morning after surgery to clean out an infection from his left elbow. The Warriors said they won't update his status until "the latter part" of this week, but he is expected to miss two weeks.

"Our margin for error is so small that when one of our guys isn't there, we're really going to struggle to get a W," Smart said.

Asked whether Lee would have made a difference, Wright said, "Is that a trick question? David Lee was an All-Star last year. He's a 20-10 guy. He's worth $80 million ... That's one of the key players to everything we're doing. His presence is definitely missed, especially his toughness.""