The Warriors in the playoffs and the regular season this year have looked like two completely different teams. The 3rd quarter onslaughts have remained consistent, but where this team was nearly blowing big leads in the game’s final frame, they’ve been shutting the lights off instead. The tightened rotations with more experienced players who know how to execute down the stretch are a big reason, but the X-factor is obvious.
Read MoreThe first half of game two between the Warriors and Mavs proved to be a snooze fest for Warriors fans. The Dubs found themselves down by as many as nineteen points with two minutes to go before halftime. They would cut the lead to fourteen in
Read MoreThe Warriors really are must-see basketball. After setting records all season, the first game of the Western Conference Finals between the Luka Doncic-led Mavericks and Golden State saw a huge ratings spike in TNT’s broadcasting, boasting a better watcher turnout than Heat-Celtics the day before for the East’s Finals. The ratings were also a big jump from last year’s WCF.
Read MoreThe last time the Warriors and Mavericks faced off in the playoffs was in 2007 with the infamous We Believe team. The young and scrappy Warriors were led by Baron Davis, Stephen Jackson and then-Head Coach Don Nelson had their unique 7-seconds
Read MoreAfter a dominant performance in game one against the Mavs, the Warriors look to reproduce how they played and bring the same energy in game two. After Wednesday night’s matchup Draymond Green joined the Inside the NBA crew where he was asked about the mindset coming into the Mavs series and what their two main focal points were.
Read MoreIt was expected to be a tough Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. The Mavericks were fresh off a huge Game 7 against the Suns, and Luka Doncic was looking unstoppable as the rest of the Mavs seemed locked and loaded on both ends. The fact that their last game was an embarrassing blowout of the league’s best team record-wise meant the key players on Dallas got some extra minutes to rest, and while it’s still difficult to play right after that kind of high-energy series, they looked squared away to make the Warriors work for it.
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