Tale Of Two Eras: 2014-15 Warriors Versus 1975-76 Warriors
It has been 39 years since the Warriors made it to the Western Conference Finals in the NBA playoffs and a lot has changed since 1976.
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It has been 39 years since the Warriors made it to the Western Conference Finals in the NBA playoffs and a lot has changed since 1976.
Mayweather, who attended the Warriors' Western Conference Semifinal game five victory over Memphis Wednesday with some friends, was nearly booed out of the building when he appeared on the big screen during the second half.
Who can ever forget "The Shot" by Michael Jordan over Craig Ehlo. That and four other amazing NBA Playoff game-winners.
The jumpers fell for the Warriors and they did not for the Grizzlies. That's pretty much sums up a critical game four in which Golden State evened the series at two games apiece.
A week ago cable TV analysts were wondering aloud how you stop the Golden State Warriors. Fast forward to today and the team facing a game four in Memphis that could put them just a single loss away from elimination.
Back when you were playing ball the team mom used to drop off orange wedges and a case of Capri Sun. Chances are she didn't talk more smack than anyone on the court. But your mom probably didn't play college ball and chances are you aren't one of the most feared defenders in the NBA.
Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry won the NBA's Most Valuable Player award Monday, beating out Houston's James Harden in a race that turned out not to be that close.
Stephen Curry had 22 points and seven assists, and the Golden State Warriors wore down the undermanned Memphis Grizzlies in a 101-86 victory in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals Sunday.
Warriors general manager Bob Myers won the NBA Executive of the Year award on Friday.
The rest of the awards will be doled out over the next few days. The Warriors aren't expected to be as competitive in the Most Improved Player or Rookie of the Year categories, but the other key individual awards could all go to the dubs.
The mayor of Oakland and the mayor of New Orleans made a friendly bet Friday on the outcome of the playoff series between the Golden State Warriors and the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Eastern Conference seems far less interesting than the West, but still some intriguing match-ups in play.
For most casual fans the Warriors haven't been appointment television since, well, ever. But with potential MVP Stephen Curry and company compiling the 6th best record in NBA history, it's time for even the hardest to impress fans to jump on the bandwagon.
The NBA regular season has come to an end and now we've got the marathon of playoff basketball to take us to Mid-June. The Western Conference was stacked as usual during the regular season and provides multiple options for teams that could end up representing in the Finals.
Three weeks left in the regular season, and the NBA playoff picture is starting to shape up. With that in mind let's look at the potential first round match-ups and rank them from least interesting to most.
For two teams with no division titles over the past two decades, the Atlanta Hawks and Golden State Warriors facing off in February wasn't a matchup anyone marked on the calendar a few months ago.
Funeral services were held near Pittsburgh Tuesday for NFL Hall of Fame coach Chuck Noll, who died over the weekend at age 82.
Who are the most under-appreciated players in the NBA today? HE
The San Antonio Spurs sank three quarters of their shots in the first half Tuesday night on the way to a 111-92 victory over the Miami Heat in Game Three of the NBA Finals.
Last night, like every NBA night, morphed into a sweaty, LeBron James symposium. And the firewall between factions is rather defined. He's either a chump who cheated his team out of a win, or he's a victim of fate or faulty wiring, a hardwood martyr who can't get a break.
In a rematch of last years final which went 7 games, the San Antonio Spurs square off against the Miami Heat and Tony Parker and company hope to prevent LeBron and the Heat from winning their third consecutive NBA championship.
Rather than pick apart the decision, I'd like to focus on the environment in which it was made. Warriors owner Joe Lacob spent more than 30 years in the venture capital game. He's a partner emeritus at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a firm that is among the best-known in the VC world.
When the 2013-2014 Warriors take the floor Saturday for their do-or-die matchup with the Los Angeles Clippersit will be the first time in 37 years the Dubs have played in the most dramatic stage the NBA has to offer.
