By Matthew T.F. Harrington

A Bay Area team lost in Kansas City Friday night, but don’t expect the shortcoming to make the evening news. In fact most people won’t notice at all, just the true diehards. That’d be diehards of the Golden State Warriors.

With game the San Francisco Giants in town preparing for game one of the World Series, the Bay’s best took to the hardwood, not the diamond, with the Golden State Warriors and Miami Heat playing a preseason exhibition at Kansas City’s Spirit Center. The 2014 Eastern Conference champion Heat downed the Warriors 115-108 to hand the Dubs their first loss in the five tune-up games played in preparation for opening night October 29^th. Miami had gone four preseason games without a victory entering Friday.

David Lee’s shooting touch was on display, with the Warriors forward going 11 of 11 from the field for 24 points. Klay Thompson scored a game-high 29 points, making 10 of 21 shots over 32 minutes of play. The only ice cold Warrior was Stephen Curry who only connected on a pair of shots for seven points total. In total, the Warriors went 38-for-78 for a .487 shooting percentage.

Chris Bosh led the Heat in scoring with 21 points, while Luol Deng and Shawne Williams chipped in 19 apiece. The “home” team went 39 of 70 on field goals made versus attempted.

Golden State held a 95-83 lead heading into the fourth quarter, but were outscored 32-13 down the stretch.

The next stop for the Warriors preseason tour is a showdown with the Houston Rockets Sunday. This game will be played in Hidalgo, Texas at the State Farm Arena.