In a tale of two halves, the Golden State Warriors beat the New Orleans Pelicans in thrilling, come-from-behind fashion, 120 to 109. The game was desperately needed to bolster their playoff position. As a result, they have a record of 40 and 37 and sit in the sixth seed in the Western Conference standings with four games left in their season. With the playoffs quickly approaching, they must stay at the sixth seed and avoid the play-in tournament if they want to defend their title.
Read MoreThe Golden State Warriors just announced that they will likely finally be adding to their rotation one of their impact players from last year's championship season for the playoff push to end the current regular season. Gary Payton II, sidelined due to a core muscle injury, participated in Warriors practice today in full and is listed as “probable” on the Warriors’ injury report for Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Read MoreThe Warriors' title defense season has had its fair share of drama, adversity, and agendas; from Draymond Green punching Jordan Poole in the face during training camp and trading the former 2020 second overall pick James Wiseman to the Pistons, to having an inexcusable road record of 8-29 after beating the lowly Houston Rockets 121-108 at their arena, there’s been plenty of headlines surrounding Golden State.
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Read MoreThe Warriors' season this year has been a roller coaster of emotion, from lows of losing games against the lowly Pistons, Magic, and Hornets to highs of winning consecutive home games against title contenders in the Bucks and Suns.
Read MoreThere have been a lot of questions surrounding the Golden State Warriors this season. How will Jordan Poole adjust to moving to the bench after winning a championship? Will Klay Thompson be able to get back to pre-injury form after two major leg injuries? Will general manager Bob Myers receive a new contract after the end of this season? One question that needs to be addressed soon is who they will give their fifteenth and final roster spot to this season.
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