The Warriors are still alive, they're advancing, and despite the lows of the season, they still have the promise of a championship team.

With a 114-106 loss to the Sacramento Kings last night, the Warriors have fallen 0-2 in Round 1 of the playoffs heading back to Chase Center, with Game 3 on Thursday. This is new and ominous terrain for Golden State, though the problems sullying the Warriors in Games 1 and 2 are all too familiar.

In the Bay Area, there's growing support, both among developers and consumers, for a new generation of mom-and-pop eateries as opposed to ubiquitous corporate chains. Chase Center might exemplify this trend.

But now that game one of the 2022-23 season is finally here, now that the ink is dry and at least a few questions about what will happen tomorrow have been answered — I am relieved beyond words.