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Warriors Over Clippers – Disappointing That There Were No Fights
When two teams that hate each other clash, even in a preseason game, you expect the bad blood to mean something. Instead, the Golden State Warriors (won 112-94) and the Los Angeles Clippers focused on purely basketball things, which might mean that they’re saving the nastier, and sometimes better stuff, for later, when it actually means something.
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Team USA – Derrick Rose Might No Longer be Rusty
Another sluggish start, another great finish from Team USA as they beat Slovenia 119-76 in the quarterfinals of the Basketball World Cup. However, the biggest piece of news wasn’t the victory, but getting the best game from Derrick Rose since the beginning of the tournament and for the first time not looking like he’s struggling with his shot.
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Team USA – Stephen Curry Finally Shows Up
There have been very few reasons to actually be frustrated with Team USA and specifically the results in the Basketball World Championships, but guard play and excellence has mostly been absent from the tournament. Stephen Curry finding his groove from beyond the arc in the 86-63 round of 16 win over Mexico.
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Team USA – Going According to Plan
A 5-0 start in the group stage, no injuries to be worried about. The rest? It’s all fixable. Beating Ukraine 95-71 put the USA through to the round of 16 in the Basketball World Cup, not letting another slow start worry them as James Harden led the team in what seemed to be the first time in this tournament that the perimeter players were more dominant than those in the paint.
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LeBron James is Better Than Stephen Curry at Everything
Last year was another step in the evolution of Stephen Curry, turning into a great NBA player. But a better offensive player than LeBron James? It’s not a comparison anyone would make, but the Golden State Warriors said so himself, and he couldn’t be more wrong.
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NBA Playoffs – Game of Thrones Interpretation
Two things people can’t stop talking about? Game of Thrones, with a popularity that’s rising faster than the cold winds, and the NBA playoffs, reaching its Final Four stage of the season. Bleacher Report decided to combine the two in a perfectly done animated short, which is already scorching the internet.
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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry Might Need a Better Coach
Bottom line? The Golden State Warriors took a step backwards this season, no matter how you try to look at it. Yes, Stephen Curry finally became a superstar, but a team that made the conference semifinals last season didn’t get to win a playoff series this time, which puts a lot of eyes and pointing fingers in the direction of Mark Jackson.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Too Big to Handle
Size mattered, as it was forseen before this series began. The Los Angeles Clippers had the advantage in the paint, manifested in a huge fourth quarter from Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, leading their team to a 126-121 win over the Golden State Warriors in game 7, moving on to the conference semifinals.
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Golden State Warriors – Survivors of a Bad Game
A bad game of basketball is something quite rare in this exceptional postseason, but it does happen. The Golden State Warriors claimed game 6 in their series with the Los Angeles Clippers with a 100-99 win to make it 3-3, although no one was really impressed with the ability.
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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry Finally Breaks Loose
Even though the Los Angeles Clippers kinda stole the who with their upside down jerseys and black socks, the Golden State Warriors were at the center of attention and especially Stephen Curry, unleashing his full long range shooting ability to lead his team in a 118-97 series, making it a tied series at 2-2.