Tag Archives: Kevin Durant

How the Warriors became a great team: 12 easy steps

Posted on January 20, 2017 by

If you ever decide to write a book about the Warriors, but you want to start AFTER their turnaround began, feel free to use this as a guide. It’s not quite up to date — as it doesn’t include the … Continue reading →

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When Warriors need a bucket, what about Klay Thompson?

Posted on January 9, 2017 by

Had the pleasure of talking Warriors with Greg Papa on 95.7-FM The Game earlier. We got into some some detail and some ins and outs on what’s going on late in games offensively and how it might be corrected. Link … Continue reading →

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‘Warriors WrapUp’: GSW overcomes sluggish 1st half, beats Kings 117-106; Pachulia keeps Cousins in check; Curry’s aggressiveness back; Sacramento’s head-scratching future

Posted on January 8, 2017 by

The most important thing that happened to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night wasn’t that they beat the Kings 117-106 at the new Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, it was that the win officially puts Friday’s epic collapse to … Continue reading →

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Warriors’ lack of physicality exposed in loss to Memphis; Green’s last-minute histrionics; Curry being more aggressive

Posted on January 7, 2017 by

The Warriors’ 128-119 overtime loss to the Memphis Grizzlies was a shocker, no doubt. Golden State led by 24 points in the third quarter and entered the fourth quarter up 19. But from there it was all bad, with the … Continue reading →

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Kevin Durant right on the money with his criticism of the NBA over its ‘last two-minute’ reports

Posted on December 27, 2016 by

Gotta tell you, I really liked what Kevin Durant had to say about the “last two-minute” reports earlier today. Durant was asked about the reports, which acknowledge officiating mistakes in the final two minutes of a game. It’s the NBA’s version … Continue reading →

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More thoughts on Warriors-Cavs; offensive pecking orders; Curry’s delicate role & who’s Golden State’s go-to guy?

Posted on December 26, 2016 by

The Cavs-Warriors game was so good, there’s still plenty more to talk about. Golden State let a 14-point, fourth quarter lead slip away and the Cavs walked away with a stunning 109-108 victory in Quicken Loans Arena. On “Warriors WrapUp,” … Continue reading →

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‘Warriors WrapUp’: Cavs rally from 14 down to stun Golden State; Irving’s big shot; Curry’s struggles; Cleveland’s defense

Posted on December 25, 2016 by

It was a Christmas Day classic between the Warriors and Cavaliers on Sunday. The game was intense, had a playoff feeling and it very well could have been a preview of the 2017 NBA Finals. The Cavaliers rallied from a … Continue reading →

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‘NBA This Week’: All things Warriors-Cavs; interview with Fred McLeod, Cavs play-by-play, Tim Bontemps, Washington Post

Posted on December 24, 2016 by

It’s the biggest game of the year and we all saw it coming when the schedule came out: Warriors at Cleveland, Christmas Day. That was obviously the overriding theme to this week’s “NBA This Week” show on 95.7 FM The … Continue reading →

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“Warriors WrapUp”: Golden State blows out Blazers 135-90; Ian Clark has career-high 23 points; Durant ridiculously efficient

Posted on December 18, 2016 by

It was apparent from tipoff that the Golden State Warriors were determined to put their mini-slump behind them. And that’s exactly what they did on Saturday night, pounding the Portland Trail Blazers from start to finish, en route to a … Continue reading →

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Thunder and Cavaliers must look like same team to Warriors

Posted on March 4, 2016 by

There remains plenty of sentiment out there that the Oklahoma City Thunder are still the toughest matchup for the Warriors. It’s not a crazy notion, either. Yes, the Warriors completed a three-game season sweep of OKC at Oracle on Thursday … Continue reading →

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