The first time this happened, it was 1986.
In Game 2 on Sunday, the Golden State Warriors became the second team since the three-point line was added to shoot 50 percent from the field, 40 percent on three-pointers, and 90 percent at the free throw line during an NBA Finals game. The last time it was done was 1986.
Every time the Cavaliers pulled their old rallying tricks, the Warriors turned to their new superstar. This isn’t last year.
There was a moment in the fourth quarter of Game 2 when Kevin Love posted up Kevin Durant on the low block. Love tried backing Durant down. It didn’t work. He looked to pass, but there was no one open or cutting through. He tried backing Durant down again, to no avail.
Acknowledging that the age minimum isn’t working is a good first step for the NBA. Now it’s time to fix the problem.
You don’t expect blockbusters when NBA commissioner Adam Silver does the media rounds and has annual press conferences at certain events. He’s a careful, calm speaker, and his policies tend to move in gradual, predictable ways.
Golden State remains undefeated in the 2017 playoffs with yet another runaway victory.
The Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 132-113 in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night, taking a 2-0 series lead.
The biggest news of the night was the return of head coach Steve Kerr, who had missed most of the playoffs thus far. It was a fairly unexpected announcement, but it was great to see him back out there and Oracle Arena did not disappoint in their welcome.
It’s only one game, but the NBA Finals may turn into a coronation if KD plays like this.
OAKLAND, Calif. — Kevin Durant just had one of the great games of his career, and all anyone wanted to talk about on Twitter was whether it was fair. That’s the burden for becoming the living avatar of Warrior exceptionalism, and it’s difficult to consider Durant in any context other than his immediate surroundings.
Make note of how he operates with such grace in the space afforded by his skilled teammates, and it becomes a reminder of just how obscenely talented the Warriors have become. Comment on their fluid passing and unselfish movement, and it feels like a backhanded slap at his former team.
MVP vs. MVP.
LeBron James chased Stephen Curry off the dribble for too long, and that’s never a good sign for anyone standing opposite the reigning unanimous MVP. Curry went in and out a few times around the perimeter, where he’s a threat from no matter how far out, and LeBron fell for a few head fakes.
One final one behind the line got LeBron to completely bite, and Curry was able to drive to the rim and finish around him and Kevin Love.
Thompson shot poorly, but he outscored his assignment on a better shooting percentage because of some incredible defense on Cleveland’s Big 3.
Klay Thompson shot just 3-of-16 from the field in the Warriors’ Game 1 NBA Finals win over the Cavaliers on Thursday. He didn’t make any of his five three-point attempts, scored only six points, and missed shots a three-time All-Star and former three-point champion would salivate over.
Smith says the Cavs’ control their fate, not the Warriors.
Coming off a disappointing Game 1 loss, the Cleveland Cavaliers head into a Game 2 Sunday where the pressure is on them to perform. According to J.R. Smith, if the Cavs just do what they’re supposed to do, they’ll be fine.
The latest medical news regarding Bosh isn’t good for his comeback hopes, but it doesn’t completely rule them out, either.
Chris Bosh has not retired. Instead, a joint medical review by the NBA and the players’ union has ruled that Bosh’s illness that caused him to miss the entirety of the 2016-17 season was a career-ending one, according to the Miami Sun Sentinel. For Bosh himself, he still hasn’t ruled out a return to the league.
