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Brooks: Draymond knows better than to take LeBron’s bait
So the natural order of things has occurred. LeBron James suckered Draymond Green into doing something wholly unnecessary. No doubt that James’ deliberate step over of Green was itself an act of provocation. No doubt that Draymond’s reaction was a natural one. But who had more to lose? In this case, Draymond Green. Who always…
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Radnich: Cavs better be prepared for inevitable bounce-back game from Curry
Friday night, we’ll all find out together if this will be one of the all-time great NBA Finals or if this could be over on Monday. Was Game 3 an aberration or was it a growing trend? I watched the game the same as everybody else and I didn’t see anything to get alarmed about.…
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Radnich: Cavs need LeBron to inject life into NBA Finals
What a difference two weeks can make. The Warriors went from facing elimination by a taller, quicker Thunder team to being up 2-0 on the Cavaliers in the NBA Finals. Wednesday’s Game 3 will be a night for the stars to shine. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson have both had self-proclaimed poor starts to the series. Game…
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Brooks: Muhammad Ali is your hero’s hero
One of my earliest sports memories is watching the first Muhammad Ali-Leon Spinks fight (more than likely, it was a television rebroadcast of the event on ABC’s Wide World Of Sports). Since I was only six years old, specifics and details about the bout are non-existent, but I will never forget the overwhelming sadness that…
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Radnich: Cavs desperately need LeBron to put team on his back
The Cavs built their team around LeBron and the Warriors just built a team. LeBron did his thing Thursday night as he had 23 points, 11 rebounds and was an assist shy of a triple-double. At times he had to guard everybody on the Warriors roster, but he still looked static at points. Last year…
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Brooks: Cavs doing a great job of imitating Warriors, but always bet on the original
Ever have to settle for imitation crab meat? Sure, it looks like crab and depending on the quality of said faux crab meat, it might even taste like the real thing. No matter what type of Jedi mind tricks you might be able to play on your bad self, there’s always going to be that…
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Fitz: With Cavs able to shoot 3s, Warriors must maintain edge on defense
Programming note: Bob Fitzgerald will do the play-by-play alongside Tom Tolbert on KNBR 680’s call of Game 1 between the Warriors and Cavs. So here we go with the Warriors trying to put an exclamation mark on an historic season. Good time to pause and appreciate that the Warriors have won 140 games the past…
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Murph: Bonds’ revelation shows shrewdness and introspection
It’s always a good idea to learn from those before you, so I once kneeled at the foot of the great Bay Area sportswriter Art Spander. He noted that famous curmudgeonly golfer Nick Faldo was retiring and embarking on a broadcasting career. Sir Arthur said: “Like they always say, ‘when it’s time to say goodbye,…
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Radnich: Look for Warriors to emerge victorious as rivalry evolves
What we will see Thursday is two of the best basketball players of all-time meeting again on the biggest stage. The newest in a long list of sports rivalries. It’s two of the premier players of this era going at it again and doing so in completely different ways. LeBron James has all but abandoned his perimeter game in…
