Would an NBA team coming off two consecutive titles ever rattle its core for the chance to extend an already wide-open championship window? The Golden State Warriors are about to let us know. Golden State doesn't technically have its second straight title. But it ... (Continue reading)
Last June, facing a 2-1 series deficit against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors did the unthinkable, even by today's standards: They unleashed their aptly named small-ball "Death Squad." That lineup, an arrangement consisting of Harrison ... (Continue reading)
That just happened. The Boston Celtics ended the Golden State Warriors' 54-game home winning streak Friday night, emerging from Oracle Arena with a gutsy, if wholly unpredictable, 109-106 victory. By enduring this end to one historical pursuit—the quest for an undefeated regular ... (Continue reading)
Stephen Curry is not just a shooter. He is not a multiyear anomaly doomed to regress toward some assailable mean. And he most certainly isn't less of an NBA superstar than LeBron James, Kevin Durant or any of his other ... (Continue reading)
Imagine for a second that Stephen Curry didn't exist. Imagine he's not eligible for the NBA's 2015-16 MVP award. Then, imagine the arguments. Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard and Russell Westbrook would be dominating the discussion and jostling for ... (Continue reading)
Fun isn't for everyone, and neither are the Golden State Warriors. These Warriors used to be universally adored. They were the darling underdogs under head coach Mark Jackson in 2012-13 and 2013-14—a team that, despite its sub-surface warts, liberated a browbeaten ... (Continue reading)
Stephen Curry is more valuable than any other player in the NBA, let alone anyone else on the Golden State Warriors. Or is he? Draymond Green has never been more vital to the Warriors than he is now, and it showed during ... (Continue reading)
When the Golden State Warriors close out the 2015-16 season, having inevitably surpassed the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls as the best team in NBA history, there should be an italicized asterisk next to their name, followed by a brief explanation. *The 2015-16 ... (Continue reading)
Stephen Curry is having the kind of season that doesn't feel real. It's difficult to explain, let alone understand. The NBA, quite simply, has never seen anything like it—or anyone like him. We know he's the reigning MVP and current favorite ... (Continue reading)
The Golden State Warriors are good at being great. The Philadelphia 76ers are good at being terrible. But which team is better at owning its respective niche? It's recently become difficult to overstate Golden State's dominance. It's off to the absolute best ... (Continue reading)