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BOSTON -- Kyrie Irving shed his protective face mask in the third quarter, then shed the Golden State Warriors in the fourth. Irving, having an off night offensively, scored 11 points in the final 4:20 as the Boston Celtics roared from behind to their 14th straight victory, a 92-88 decision over the defending NBA champions on…
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Klay Thompson scored 27 points as the Golden State Warriors recovered from an early mauling to score a 112-92 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday. A stormy encounter between the two Western Conference big guns saw Warriors coach Steve Kerr lose his cool on the sidelines before Spurs counterpart Gregg Popovich was ejected late in the game.
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Steve Kerr will reportedly be sticking around as the head coach of the Golden State Warriors for the foreseeable future, according to The Athletic. Kerr, Warriors general manager Bob Myers and owner Joe Lacob all told The Athletic on Sunday that they “fully expect that Kerr will sign an extension next summer.” Kerr has dealt with…
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The Golden State Warriors boast not only the most dominant team in the National Basketball Association playoffs right now -- but one of the most dominant teams in any professional sports league. The Warriors completed a sweep of the Utah Jazz in the second round of the 2017 NBA playoffs on Saturday night. The team hasn't…
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The Golden State Warriors are one win from advancing to the Western Conference finals and if they finish off the Utah Jazz, coach Steve Kerr might not be on the sidelines. According to team owner Joe Lacob, Kerr underwent a spinal cord leak procedure on his back and will continue to be sidelined indefinitely. In an…
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A quick look at the 2017 Golden State Warriors’ resume would suggest that the team is not as good as it was a year ago. After adding Kevin Durant and getting rid of a few key players, Golden State won six fewer games in an arguably weaker Western Conference. Perhaps it was too much to ask…
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The health of Steve Kerr is now the Golden State Warriors' biggest concern and the ailing head coach may miss the remainder of the Western Conference first-round playoff series. The Warriors announced Saturday afternoon that Kerr, who missed the team's morning shootaround, would not be able to coach Game 3 against the Portland Trail Blazers on…
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Backup point guard Ian Clark contributed seven points to a 15-2 flurry at the start of the fourth quarter Sunday, as the Golden State Warriors ran off from a tie to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 121-109 in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series. Game 2 in the best-of-seven is…
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Golden State Warriors will seek to repeat last year's postseason march through the Portland Trail Blazers when they open a best-of-7, first-round series at home Sunday. Golden State enters the playoffs not only as the two-time defending Western Conference champions but also a heavy favorite to make the NBA Finals for a…
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OAKLAND, California - Kevin Durant doesn't look like a player who just returned from a 19-game absence because of a knee injury. More like a superstar ready to carry his team through a special postseason run. "Yeah, I'll say. KD looked great tonight," Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said after Wednesday's 109-94 triumph over the…
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For the third consecutive year, the Golden State Warriors enter the NBA playoffs with the best championship odds. The No.1 seed in the Western Conference is the favorite to win the 2017 NBA Finals 10 months after blowing a 3-1 series lead to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Golden State has been the NBA’s betting favorite all season…
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Kevin Durant stamped himself ready for the postseason with 29 points in 27 minutes Wednesday night, lifting the Golden State Warriors to a 109-94 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in the regular-season finale. Stephen Curry added 20 points for the Warriors, who will begin the playoffs with the home-court advantage in any…
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For the second straight year, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has the most popular jersey in the NBA. Curry, who has won the league's last two MVP awards, is joined by teammates Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson in the NBA's top-15 rankings of the best-selling jerseys of the 2016-17 season. Durant is ranked third behind…
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- With Golden State stars Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant watching from the bench as the fourth quarter unfolded, the Utah Jazz ended the Warriors' 14-game winning streak with a 105-99 win Monday. George Hill paced the Jazz with 20 points, going 5-for-7 from 3-point range, after being upgraded from questionable with a right…
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Kevin Durant made a healthy -- and triumphant -- return Saturday night, contributing 16 points, a game-high 10 rebounds and a team-high-tying six assists to the Golden State Warriors' 123-101 victory over the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans. Durant, who had missed 19 games after suffering a sprained left knee on Feb. 28, saw…
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PHOENIX -- Stephen Curry scored 23 of his 42 points in the first 10 minutes, and the Golden State Warriors clinched the top spot in the Western Conference and home-court advantage throughout the playoffs with a 120-111 win over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. Klay Thompson added 22 points for the Warriors, who won their 13th…
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Golden State Warriors lowered their magic number for clinching the best regular-season record in the NBA to two Tuesday night when Klay Thompson exploded for 41 points in a 121-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. By virtue of winning their 12th game in a row, the Warriors (64-14) were able to retain…
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OAKLAND, Calif. — A mid-game clip made the rounds on Friday night, showing Draymond Green punching downward into James Harden's ailing left wrist after some jostling. Green was criticized for the move. After the game, he was asked about it. "He pinched me," Green said. "So I punched his wrist. That's pretty much it." Where did…
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OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors won a 10th straight game on Friday night, their third victory in the past four days against a conference rival from Texas. After sweeping a Rockets, Spurs back to back in San Antonio and Houston, they returned home and took down the Rockets again, 107-98, further solidifying their place…
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Stephen Curry contributed two 3-pointers to a 14-5 fourth-quarter run Sunday night that enabled the Golden State Warriors to pull away from the Memphis Grizzlies en route to a 106-94 victory. Curry finished with 21 points and Klay Thompson a game-high 31 for the Warriors (59-14), who extended the league's longest active winning…
