Stephen Curry looks like someone who wants that NBA Finals trophy.
Watch Stephen Curry set NBA Finals record with six 3-pointers in first quarter — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
It’s been 15 years since a point guard or true center has won NBA Finals MVP. Yes, like Paul McCartney in 1972, the NBA playoffs are all about wings. 1,586 more words
Kurtenbach: Andrew Wiggins’ has been the Warriors’ breakout star this postseason. They need him to a new level in the NBA Finals — Monterey Herald
If you’re a Warriors fan who also happens to be a Bay Area college basketball fan, you might be a little conflicted about this NBA Finals match-up. Nah. But if you’re also friends or family of Jaylen Brown, Malik Fitts, Ime Udoka or Aaron Miles…. Brown, the Celtics’ second-leading scorer at 23.6 points per game,…
NBA Finals: Celtics have connections in the Bay Area — Monterey Herald
The Warriors came into this postseason as an unknown. Klay Thompson only played once the calendar flipped to 2022, Draymond Green dealt with an injury that kept him out for two months, and then Steph Curry missed the final 12 games of the regular season with a foot injury. 1,100 more words
Kurtenbach: How the Warriors broke one of the NBA’s most popular prediction models — Red Bluff Daily News
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
Andrew Wiggins’ highlight dunk over Luka shows how far he has come as a player and how close the Warriors are to another title.
Kurtenbach: Andrew Wiggins’ insane dunk on Luka Dončić will forever change his reputation — Chico Enterprise-Record
Luka Doncic scored 40 but the Warriors are now up 3-0 in the series.
Wiggins puts Doncic in a poster, Warriors put Mavericks on notice with Game 3 win — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
SAN FRANCISCO — Had Game 1 of the Warriors and Mavericks’ playoff series come in round one instead of the Western Conference Finals, things might have been different. Instead, this series looks lopsided in favor of the Dubs after only one contest. The Warriors didn’t just beat the Mavericks on Wednesday night in Game 1…
Kurtenbach: The Warriors finally look title-worthy — Red Bluff Daily News
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins on Wednesday doubled down on his post-Game 3 comment during which he insinuated Jordan Poole intentionally injured Ja Morant, who has since been diagnosed with a bone bruise. “That’s what our medical team and Ja said was when the injury was felt was on that play, so I’m…
Grizzlies coach doubles down on Jordan Poole comment — East Bay Times
SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors were minutes away from a potentially series-shifting loss. Ja Morant, out for Game 4 with knee soreness, wasn’t standing in their way. A 30-point win in Game 3 wasn’t the momentum shifter it seemed to be. With coach Steve Kerr out due to COVID-19, the Warriors were listless. And down…
Steph Curry is the NBA’s most impactful fourth quarter player right now — East Bay Times
The view from left field 