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Warriors will benefit from Game 1 scare against Portland
In fact, Kerr liked it so much, the Warriors cancelled their scheduled practice for Monday. And by no means did Golden State play flawless basketball — 16 turnovers were coupled with some jittery play. But clearly, Kerr is content.
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Every Warriors block from Game 1 vs. the Trail Blazers
At 6.8 blocks per game, the Warriors led the league by nearly one more block per game than the second-best Spurs (5.9). It helps having three guys in JaVale McGee, Kevin Durant and Draymond Green who can come off of their matchups and help defend.
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McGee, Clark catapult Warriors to another level with lethal bench play
Golden State can attribute the defining moments of its Game 1 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers to the times when two lesser-known heroes were on the floor: JaVale McGee and Ian Clark.
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Warriors fight off Trail Blazers, win Game 1 121-109
Durant went into closer mode late in the fourth quarter, scoring on consecutive trips down the floor to give the Warriors a 113-99 edge with just over three minutes to play. KD ended up with a team-high 32 points and 10 rebounds on 12 of 20 shooting. It was his 40th career 30-point game in…
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JaVale McGee meets Lillard’s high-flying dunk attempt at the rim
Basketball players can be categorized at times in two way: those who play below the rim and those who play above it. Damian Lillard is one of those special players who can do both. JaVale McGee makes his NBA money playing way, way above it.
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Steve Kerr offers thoughtful message on Easter
“Regardless of race, color, creed, gender, political preference, religious preference, it’s important for everybody to just try to bring some joy to the world,” Steve Kerr said on Sunday.
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Green: ‘You feel a different sense around the team…guys are more locked in’
The Warriors finished the season winning 15 of their last 16 games, which included a 14-game win streak. Green went on to say there’s another key difference between this year and last…the rosters are drastically different. The obvious change is future Hall-of-famer Kevin Durant. But the rest of the frontcourt has also taken a drastically…
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Warriors expecting opponents to grab and hold Curry during playoffs
A storyline that’ll only intensify as the Warriors march their way to June is how much opposing defenses attempt to bruise and batter Curry — and how much will the referees call it?
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Draymond Green says skin tone one reason opponents think Steph Curry is ‘soft’
Curry’s teammate Draymond Green believes there are a number of different reasons why Curry is looked down upon and considered soft by some of his peers. Green told Thompson on their podcast Draymond Day that Steph’s light-skin tone, upbringing and size have also lead to prejudice against the two-time MVP.
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Durant on re-signing with Warriors: ‘Yeah…I don’t plan on going anywhere else’
KD joined Bay Area News Group columnists Tim Kawakami and Marcus Thompson on their excellent Warriors Plus/Minus podcast on Friday. Kawakami asked Durant point blank if he will re-sign with the Warriors next summer.
