One comes from Charlotte, North Carolina. The other all the way across the world in Ljubljana, Slovenia. An old head up against a young one. Two of the greatest individual scorers, three-point shooters, and just all-around talents the league has ever seen.
Read MoreAfter a series full of drama and intense playoff basketball — the Warriors welcome the Mavericks to the Chase Center in their first appearance to the Western Conference Finals in over two years.
Read MoreAfter a grueling series in Memphis, the Warriors are officially headed to familiar territory for the first time in two years: The Western Conference Finals. It took a slugfest of a series against the upstart Grizzlies and a clean team effort against MVP Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets to get here, and now the Dubs will face 22-year-old superstar Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks after they shelled the Suns tonight in Game 7.
Read More17 turnovers; Steph and Poole shooting a combined 14-for-42 from the field; Golden State below 40-percent both from the field overall and from three; and they won. In most games, this is a recipe for disaster for Golden State. Yet after battling back and forth with several runs coming from both teams, the Warriors finish the game on a 23-7 run to win 110-96 and advance to the Western Conference Finals.
Read MoreBefore the Warriors' Game 6 on Friday night, Kendrick Perkins had this to say about Draymond’s play, “He’s afraid to shoot the basketball and those assists he gets to Curry, Poole, and Thompson, anyone could get.” After the thirty-nine-point loss it was easy to question the Warriors’ play or lack thereof as Draymond made multiple bad passes and the team seemed out of rhythm. But they shut the haters up in Game 6 and looked like the Warriors that we were accustomed to seeing.
Read MoreThe confidence of the young Memphis Grizzlies is the gift that just keeps on giving.
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