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Stephen Curry Finds His Groove As Thunder, Grizzlies Await

... Up 2.5 games on Spurs. — Anthony Slater (@anthony Vslater) March 19, 2017. So, here we are. With 13 games left in the regular season, the Warriors are the best team in the league and Kevin Durant is back on the road with them. It never made sense to freak out about a few losses, and it never made sense to expect Curry to keep missing wide-open looks. The next few weeks will be about staying healthy, holding off San Antonio and re-integrating Durant when he’s ready. Stephen Curry is feeling good. USATSI. WARRIORS CHECK-IN. Scoring leader: Kevin Durant (25.3). Assists leader: Draymond Green (7.2). Rebounding leader: Kevin Durant (8.2). Last week: Defeated 76 ers, Magic, Bucks (3-0). GAMES THIS WEEK. Monday, 8 p.m. ET: Oklahoma City Thunder. Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. TV: TNT. Thursday, 8:30 p.m. ET: Dallas Mavericks. Where: American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. TV: NBA League Pass. Friday, 10:30 p.m. ET: Sacramento Kings. Where: Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. TV: NBA League Pass. ...

Warriors Nominated For ‘sports Team Of The Year Award

... guard Seth Curry (30) dribbles against Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the Golden State Warriors and the Dallas Mavericks. more. Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle. Buy this photo. Image 3 of 4. Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) shoots between Oklahoma City Thunder forward Andre Roberson (21) and guard Victor Oladipo (5) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Monday, March 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) less. Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) shoots between Oklahoma City Thunder forward Andre Roberson (21) and guard Victor Oladipo (5) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City. more. Photo: Sue Ogrocki, Associated Press. Image 4 of 4. Injured Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, ...

Klay Thompson Puts Warriors On Familiar Winning Path

... good to have a great margin of victory because we haven't had one of those in a while.". Orlando had no shot, because, well, Orlando had no shot. The Magic opened this game shooting 1-of-12 from beyond the arc, and not with an array of attempts that just rattled out. Quite a few Magic jumpers missed quite badly, as the Warriors returned fire in transition. "The defense really was setting up some of those shots, too, in transition," Kerr said. "That's the main thing. When you can make stops, it solves a lot of problems. We've kind of struggled to score in the last couple weeks, but tonight we broke through and had 36 assists.". This game was a great showcase for Andre Iguodala , who has been the most stable Warrior of late. He has rounded into form as the season has progressed and he looked fresh as ever Thursday, cramming five dunks. If Iguodala has ...

Kevin Garnett Almost Joined 'we Believe' Warriors

... untaken. “It was basically done,” Mullin says. “I was doing an extension with Andy Miller on Kevin Garnett’s deal. KG liked Baron enough, and we had talked enough. He said, ‘Yo, I’ll do it.’”. A 2007 draft-night three-team deal with the Timberwolves and Charlotte (then the Bobcats) would’ve sent Garnett to the Warriors , Richardson to the Bobcats and picks and talent to the Timberwolves. It fell apart, Mullin says, when then-Warriors owner Chris Cohan dragged his feet and ultimately said no. With his unmatched intensity and drive, Garnett would have fit right in alongside Davis, Stephen Jackson and that Warriors bunch. Coming off the iconic upset of the Dallas Mavericks in the first round the season before, the Warriors won 48 games in the 2007-08 season without Garnett (but failed to make the playoffs). It’s pretty fascinating to think how good they could have been with him in the fold, anchoring the defense and giving them 20-plus points a night. And beyond that first season, think about all the other ways that trade would have have affected the NBA. The Celtics ...

Warriors, Wolves To Play 2 Games In China

... negative," Thibodeau told ESPN. "The one negative is probably the travel part of it. When you do have the opportunity to go there, you're representing not only your team, but the NBA and our country. It's an honor and a privilege, so we're looking forward to that, and from the team-building perspective, the time that you spend together early in camp is very beneficial to the team.". The Warriors and Timberwolves are linked to China by numerous factors. Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant ranked No. 2 and No. 5, respectively, among the top-selling jerseys in China last year. Klay Thompson has an endorsement deal with Chinese shoe company Anta. Jiang Lizhang, founder of the marketing firm Double-Edged Sports, became the first Chinese owner in NBA history when he purchased a 5 percent stake in the Timberwolves last summer. Minnesota point guard Ricky Rubio played for Spain as a 17-year-old when it won the men's basketball silver medal in the ...

Mapeza Bounces Back. . . Appointed Interim Warriors Coach

... country can have a look at some of the players who can make the grade for the national team. If there are any foreign-based players, to feature against Zambia, they are likely to be from South Africa with Evans Rusike and Tendai Ndoro set to get a call. Zifa had been hoping to also bring in Khama Billiat but the Mamelodi Sundowns forward is currently battling injury. “Zifa have appointed Norman Mapeza as interim coach of the Warriors. Details of the squad and other members of the technical team will be announced tomorrow (today),” said Zifa spokesperson Xolisani Gwesela. The Association vice-president Omega Sibanda said Mapeza will take charge of the Warriors on an ad-hoc basis while he continues with his job at FC Platinum until Zifa appoint a substantive head coach. The Democratic Republic of Congo, whom the Warriors face in the 2019 Nations Cup qualifiers, are also led by a coach who also doubles as the ...

Kerr Open To Less Pay If It Meant Fewer Games

... out next year as they put that together. These are all things that we all have to work on.". Gregg Popovich and Steve Kerr agree that the league and its teams can find a common ground when it comes to the issue of player rest. D. Clarke Evans/NBAE via Getty Images. Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle, the president of the league's coaches' association, also acknowledged that there are legitimate concerns on both sides of the issue. However, Carlisle said coaches can't necessarily consider business ramifications when making decisions about resting players in consultation with athletic trainers, sports science experts and medical staff. "It's not that simple," Carlisle said. "When you coach in this league for a while, you get a real feel for players and their levels of energy, their levels of wear and tear, both physically and ...

Warriors-thunder Isn't A Rivalry Until Okc Actually Wins

... shooters, the Thunder still wouldn’t have enough talent. Golden State has four All-Stars. Oklahoma City has one and not even the semblance of a second. Not every team can compete with the best. If we learned anything this season, it’s that Westbrook needs help. Taj Gibson and Doug Mc Dermott were a good start, but the Thunder need another All-Star — they need a Kevin Durant. And until they get that All-Star to flank Westbrook, Warriors-Thunder will continue to be convincingly one-sided victories in favor of the better team. That’s why Westbrook and Curry traded jabs on Monday with poor Semaj Christon caught in the crossfire. It’s why he and Durant exchanged pleasantries during their Feb. 11 matchup, and why Andre Roberson and his ex-teammate literally butted heads. If the Thunder had a ...

How 'we Believe' Warriors Shook Up Nba

... fun off the court as well.". Nelson had most of the same traits. He wasn't afraid to scream and shout in a game or enjoy a late night on the town. "I don't think any coach other than Don Nelson could've coached that team," Richardson says. "He had our personality, we had his. We tried to bully-ball guys; we talked junk and he loved it. He fed off of that, and we fed off of him when he got going.". That discounted junkyard-dog persona fit Oakland and its beaten-down-yet-resilient fanbase. The joke at that time in the Bay Area was, "You can always pick out the Warriors fan at a party—he's just pure scar tissue.". PAUL WONG WAS NOT on the plane home from Detroit, but somehow the Alameda-based restaurateur and Warriors season ticket holder saw something special in that win over the Pistons as well. He arrived at the Warriors' next home game with a homemade "We Believe" sign, flashing it as Golden State raced past the Nuggets to a 14-point win. Wong made more signs, then T-shirts, and passed them out for free. Slowly, they began appearing ...