The Golden State Warriors haven't won two games in a row in over two months. In the two months between Jimmy Butler's torn ACL, which he suffered on January 19th, and the beginning of the last full week of March this past Sunday, the Warriors were just 8-19, and every single one of those wins had at least one win in between them.

However, with the Warriors' overtime win over the Mavericks on Monday to cap off their road trip, the stage was set for a prime opportunity: a home date with the lowly Brooklyn Nets with an elusive second-straight win on the line.

Despite the dark cloud hanging over the Warriors from their injury report, now including Moses Moody's devastating torn patellar tendon he suffered on Monday, they would not squander this chance to finally win consecutive games. Behind a career-high 31 points from Gui Santos, the Warriors escaped in the final seconds with a 109-106 victory.

The win moved the Warriors to 35-38 on the season and officially clinched a spot in the Play-In, though they were already all but locked into one of the 8-10 spots prior to this game.

After the game, Steve Kerr analyzed the Warriors' play in the win and acknowledged just how much wear and tear is being placed on his players, not just with the shorter rotations and expanded roles due to the injuries, but also in regards to the significant amount of games in the last couple of weeks.

"We looked like a team that was playing our 7th game in 11 days and 7 cities. These games always terrify me when you travel on a long road trip, a bunch of 3 a.m. arrivals in cities, and you come home and your time clock isn't right. It just felt like we were running in mud most of the game. I kind of expected some of that, but I was proud of the guys. They really came through in the 4th quarter and found their footing."

Kerr specifically spoke about the Warriors' turnover issues — they had 15 in the first half alone and finished with 26 total turnovers, tying a season-high that they set just five days ago against the Pistons.

"It's not just your body that's tired, it's your mind. We made a lot of mindless plays in the first half. I think we'll be a lot better on Friday. We got our feet underneath us, guys will get another couple nights' sleep, and we'll be ready to go for Washington."

Gui Santos has been spectacular over the past few months for the Warriors, earning every bit of the contract extension he signed in a few weeks ago.

He had his best game yet to defeat the Nets, dropping 31 points on 11-16 shooting from the field and 4-6 from beyond the arc, all in 35 minutes.

He's seamlessly transitioned into being a mainstay starter and a focal point of both the Warriors' offense and defense, and really took over in the second half.  Santos had 15 points in just the third quarter, knocking down three triples and simply willing the Warriors' offense to stay in the game while the rest of his teammates struggled.

Alongside Santos, Brandin Podziemski had a nice game with 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists, while Kristaps Porzingis rounded out a nice trio with 17 points of his own thanks to some excellent free-throw shooting, going 9-10 from the line.

The Warriors will look to make it an incredible three wins in a row on Friday when the Washington Wizards come to Chase Center.