SAN FRANCISCO — Dillon Brooks would like to put the play that injured Gary Payton II behind him. “It’s in the past,” he said Monday. “I didn’t mean for it to hurt somebody.” 618 more words
Dillon Brooks on play that injured Gary Payton II: ‘If I were to take it back, I would’ — Marin Independent Journal
The NBA Playoffs have always been a war of attrition. Injuries are inevitable when great teams play intense games. The human body can only handle so much. But this Warriors-Grizzles second-round series has the makings of something even more punishing. If you have been clamoring for the days of the low-skill, all-guts NBA of the…
Kurtenbach: Warriors-Grizzlies is a war no one will truly win — East Bay Times
SAN FRANCISCO — Gary Payton II and Andre Iguodala will miss significant time in these playoffs with injuries. Payton, 29, will miss the remainder of the second-round series against the Memphis Grizzlies with a fractured left elbow, the Warriors saying he will be re-evaluated in two weeks. 270 more words
Warriors give timeline on injuries to Iguodala and Payton — Chico Enterprise-Record
SAN FRANCISCO — The NBA on Thursday suspended the Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks one game for his hard foul on Gary Payton II during Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals that left the Warriors guard with a fractured left elbow. 741 more words
What the Warriors are saying about Gary Payton II’s injury and Dillon Brooks’ suspension — Marin Independent Journal
“I always say, this is my favorite matchup playing against a guy like him, a great talent.”
After Game 2 win, Morant let Curry know he was right, this is going to be fun — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Ja Morant Morant summed up the ending this way: “Klay hit a big-time 3, and I missed the layup.”
Warriors rally after Green ejected, make plays in clutch to beat Grizzlies in Game 1 — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Jordan Poole has changed the game for the Warriors this postseason. His emergence as much more than a solid secondary offensive weapon had Golden State looking like a title contender in the first three games of the postseason. 857 more words
Kurtenbach: Jordan Poole’s reality check could define the Warriors’ postseason — Chico Enterprise-Record
SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors needed just four minutes to win. All it took was a lineup they’d never used. Of course, that lineup featured Golden State’s Big 3 — Steph Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson. 767 more words
In Curry, Thompson and Green’s return to the playoffs, a new ‘death lineup’ is created — East Bay Times
The Warriors’ regular season is over and their playoff matchup is set. They’ll face the No. 6 seed Denver Nuggets in the first round as the West’s third seed. 564 more words
Warriors playoff preview: A quick look at the matchup with Jokic and the Nuggets — Chico Enterprise-Record
NEW ORLEANS — Klay Thompson hasn’t needed to prove anything to anyone amid his return from back-to-back injuries that sidelined him for more than two years. 832 more words
3 questions the Warriors must answer heading into playoffs — Chico Enterprise-Record
Austin Reaves treated Ball Arena like his personal practice gym as the Lakers stormed back and stunned the Nuggets late Sunday night in overtime. The Nuggets blew a 17-point fourth-quarter lead, then couldn’t muster any offense in overtime, falling 146-141 to the Lakers. “Very disappointing fourth quarter, played no defense, gave up 40 points,” said…
Nuggets’ playoff matchup set vs. Warriors despite ugly ending vs. Lakers — The Denver Post
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Draymond Green and Steve Kerr have won three NBA titles and more than 400 games in their time together with the Warriors. 781 more words
Road to 50 wins: Warriors overcame many obstacles to reach milestone — Chico Enterprise-Record
The view from left field 