Chekhov Breaks Down the Warriors

"Life is like that...As they search for truth people take two paces forward and one back. Suffering, mistakes and life's tedium throw them back, but thirst for the truth and stubborn willpower drive them on and on. And who knows? Perhaps they'll arrive at the real truth in the end."
Anton Chekhov, "The Duel"

Hey, if that passage doesn't describe the GSW's 0-3 Eastern road trip, I don't know what does.