The talk of the team this Warriors playoffs has been Jordan Poole, and rightfully so. Poole is stepping up in a huge way, especially with Steph Curry under minutes restriction. He’s looked every bit of a reliable number 1 option, and should get a ton of credit for that. There is, however, one other guy who should be getting some credit for his playoff success this season. A guy who last played in the postseason during the 2019 Finals.
Read MoreThe Warriors' 2015 championship team relied heavily on the small ball threat. In the new era of playoffs basketball in Golden State, they're going right back to their roots of small ball. Quick drive and kicks; filling lanes on the break-in five seconds or less
Read MoreIn the NBA playoffs, when a team goes down 0-3 in a series, their record is 0-143. Game 3’s of a playoff series are usually the most critical — as it usually dictates the result of the series.
Read MoreIn the past few years fans and media alike have declared that Stephen Curry is one of the most unselfish superstars in the NBA. This was put on full display in 2016-17 when Kevin Durant joined the team and Curry along with his splash brother both took an offensive dip in production. In doing so, it allowed the team to basically say, we have three guys who can score at any time but they all are willing to defer to one another.
Read MoreThe saying goes “if it isn’t broken, don’t bother trying to fix it”. While that can be taken a myriad of different ways, when it comes to basketball, the meaning behind it is “don’t mess up what already works well”. When it comes to the playoffs, that’s especially the case: There is no need to tinker when something is going right, regardless of circumstances.
Read MoreThe Denver Nuggets won 3 of the 4 in-season matchups between them and the Warriors. Reigning MVP and likely repeater for that award Nikola Jokic averaged an efficient 28 points, 15 boards, and just under 9 assists. It figured that Jokic would be a major matchup problem for Golden State if they met in the playoffs, as his size and skill were something the Warriors just have no answer to with their tallest active player being 6’9.
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