Jayson Tatum’s initial whiff of what’s about to commence in Game 6 Friday night is almost too intoxicating. The Celtics star has played in three Eastern Conference Finals at the age of 24, and following his 31-point Game 4 performance against Miami, he ended up tied with Larry Bird for the most career playoff points…
Tatum wants to get it right in Game 6 — Boston Herald
The Round Mound of Rebound wasn’t having it after Thursday night’s Game 5 of the Wester Conference Finals. During TNT’s “Inside the NBA” post-game coverage outside the Chase Center in San Francisco following the Golden State Warriors 120-110 defeat of the Dallas Mavericks, people in the crowd began throwing t-shirts and other detritus at analyst…
SEE IT: Fans pelt Charles Barkley with t-shirts after Warriors clinch Finals berth — Boston Herald
SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors’ rise to prominence came in a flash all those years ago. Golden State’s run to the 2015 NBA Finals stunned the sport’s establishment and ushered in a new era of basketball in the process. Many at that moment believed it was just luck — a flash in the pan. How wrong…
Kurtenbach: Another NBA Finals trip gives the Warriors a seat atop basketball’s Mt. Olympus — Monterey Herald
SAN FRANCISCO — Klay Thompson told the celebrating crowd he wouldn’t get emotional, but the high definition video board at Chase Center couldn’t hide tears swelling in his eyes. “I’m just so happy to be back. I’m so thankful for this team,” Thompson said to TNT host Ernie Johnson with a grin. “I don’t wanna…
What Steph, Klay and Draymond are saying about returning to NBA Finals — Chico Enterprise-Record
The view from left field 