When Golden State Warriors and Denver Nuggets played their first game on Saturday in Game 1 of the opening round of the playoffs, most expected a high-scoring game between two of the better offensive teams in the league. The final score of the contest? 97-95. Not exactly what we had in mind. [Related: Why the Warriors can beat the Nuggets in 6 games] Both teams suffered from what appeared to be a case of the butterflies, and the Warriors actually did a better
There’s nothing quite like the intensity and importance of playoff basketball. We’re all craving for it all to begin after having to watch a countless number of meaningless games over the last couple of weeks, where teams decide to sit their main players to rest for postseason action. Unfortunately, we’re still a couple of days away from seeing any of it, as the first set of games don’t start until Saturday afternoon. If you’re wondering how things will play out in
The often monotonous 82-game NBA regular season has come and gone. The worst teams have finished playing and the best 16 teams (yes, that is being generous to the Bucks) advanced to the postseason, guaranteeing high quality, spirited basketball. The seedings and schedules have been set, and each conference has matchups that are incredibly intriguing. For each team in the first round, there is one player who has to emerge and play a key role for that club to advance. Let’s have a
The Golden State Warriors are one of the surprise playoffs teams out of the Western Conference this season. Expected in the preseason to make noise if – and only if – Andrew Bogut stayed healthy, the team appeared destined for a rough start when it was reported that Bogut could miss a big chunk of the season – and he did – due to an unstable ankle that needed more time to heal than expected. Despite his absence, however, the Warriors found
Friday night’s contest between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors was supposed to be about the ridiculous play of Stephen Curry, the questionable officiating and the need for both teams to win the game. All of that went out the window when it was revealed after the game that Kobe Bryant likely suffered a catastrophic injury: a torn Achilles tendon. [Read more…]
It’s an age old tradition in sports. Rookie hazing. In the NBA, many rookies are subjected to carrying luggage for their veteran teammates, buying coffee or even making sandwiches for lunch. Oftentimes, veteran players go to great extents to pull pranks on rookies. Wednesday proved to be no different for the Golden State Warriors. [Read more…]
With the NBA season winding down to its final few games, we’re starting to see a clear picture of who will win their divisions (if they haven’t already) and who will or won’t make the playoffs. Lets look over what happened on Tuesday: [Read more…]
