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Red-Hot Cleveland torches the Warriors

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by Jerry Feitelberg

The Golden State Warriors had a tough fight on their hands Thursday night as they tipped off against the red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs had were 17-2 before the start of play and had won 10 straight at home. They also had won 9 straight against Western Conference foes and they made it 10 in a row by defeating the Warriors 110-99.

The Warriors were going to have to find a way to shut down the big frontline of the Cavs if they were to win.

LeBron James, four-time MVP of the NBA, was a force to contend with all night. James was superb as he bullied his way through traffic to score. James ended up with forty-two points, his 55th 40 point or more game in his career. He was helped out by Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, Timofey Mozgov and Tristan Thompson.

The first period was very close as the Warriors and Cavs played a very fast uptempo game that ended with the score at 33-32. The Cavs pulled away late in the second period to have a 61-56 lead at the half. The Cavs’ frontline was plus 6
in points scored and plus 10 in rebounds but the Dubs backcourt was plus 1 in points and plus 3 in assists.There were 8 ties and 12 lead changes in the first half.
Lebron James led the Cavs scoring with 24 points while Steph Curry had 14 and David Lee added 13 coming off the bench.

It was still a close game after the first four minutes of play in the third period.
Cleveland then went on a 16-3 run to put them up by 14 and they kept the pressure on the Warriors as the W’s never were able to make a comeback in either the third or fourth periods.

LeBron James did it all.He scored 42 points, rebounded, made two key steals late in the game and was just a force that was unstoppable. Kyrie Irving added 24 points and Kevin Love pitched in with 16. Timofey Mozgov had 10 and Tristan Thompson had 12 for Cleveland. David Lee led the W’s with 19. Steph Curry had 18, Klay Thompson,13 and Draymond Green ended the night with 16.

The W’s shot just 42.6% from the field opposed to the Cavs 46.8%. One huge difference was at the free throw line. Cleveland was 29 for 35 while the Dubs were just 10 for 19. The nineteen-point differential in made free throws won the game for Cleveland. The Cavs also outrebounded Golden State 51-44 and had a 43-30 advantage on the defensive boards

The Warriors are now 44-11 for the season and the Cavs record improves to 37-22 and they have now won10 straight against Western Conference teams.

The Warriors travel to Toronto to play the Raptors Friday night

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Jerry Feitelberg
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That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary: NBA Warrior Glory days

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by Amaury Pi Gonzalez

OAKLAND–The Golden State Warriors are enjoying their best season ever. The Warriors best regular season was in 1975-76 when they finished 59-23, beat Detroit in the playoffs and lost to Phoenix in seven games. Their most successful season however, was the 1974-75, when they ended 48-34, but went on to win their first and only NBA championship surprising the world and taking care of the Washington Bullets, on a 4-0 sweep, with Rick Barry winning the MVP.

As I have written previously, I remember covering the Warriors as a writer for the bilingual El Mundo News of Oakland, in those years Spanish was not as prevalent as it is today, as the Golden State is as bilingual as any other state in the country. I even remember the days the Warriors played at the Cow Palace in Daly City,they were the San Francisco Warriors, prior to moving to their current arena at Oakland, and soon another page in the history of this franchise will be written, when they eventually move west to San Francisco. They will probably change their name to San Francisco Warriors again when they move to Mission Bay.

The Warriors have their best shot this season to win their first NBA title in 40 years, and their second in history. Today there is not really a dominant team in the NBA, unlike those sensational Chicago Bulls teams of the 1990’s. I had the privilege of calling Warriors games on Spanish radio during the Bulls dynasty. And that was a real dynasty, as they won six NBA titles in an eight season stretch.

Michael Jordan was the best player in the world, and he showed his talent and leadership winning the MVP with ease during the regular season and also during the finals multiple times. Michael Jordan internationalized basketball all over the world, like Pelé did for Fútbol. I Covered the great MJ as well as Edson Arantes Do Nacimento(Pelé)when he came to the Bay Area as ambassador of FIFA and representing Brazil, I interviewed the Babe Ruth of Soccer for Spanish television during the 1994 US World Cup, Pelé is truly a great person. But the winter of 2014-15 belongs to the Golden State Warriors, Giants had a parade to celebrate their third title, the A’s look World Series bound until a team by the name of Kansas City showed up, the 49ers were out of it early, so the Warriors are the biggest shinning sport star in the Bay Area firmament.

Hard to argue that the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls were not the best team ever. They did finished with the best record ever in an NBA season with 72-10, the Warriors current coach, Steve Kerr was part of those Jordan-Pippen-Rodman-Salley-Harper and company teams. I was fortunate to have work in the NBA during the “peak”years, with the commanding court presence
of:Jordan,Magic,Harper,Malone,Stockton,Mullin,Bird,Barkley and other great Hall of Fame players, many who formed the famous “Dream Team”that represented the US in the Olympic games of Barcelona, in 1992, when Michael Jordan was king and nobody was better. That is when the NBA really went ‘international’when marketing of the NBA super star jerseys were sold like hot cakes in Europe,Asia,Latinamerica, and of course here in the United States.

How fast do we forget? The current season has been so spectacular for the Warriors that many forget that last season(2013-14) the team finished with 51-31 record, but lost in the first round of the playoffs to the LA Clippers, and that was an exciting and very entertaining season, the last one by coach Mark Jackson, a very good coach.

The rest of the season will be very important for this team that is on his way to the postseason. Their biggest enemy will be themselves, free of injuries, they could go very deep into the playoffs, but like in baseball, in the NBA there are teams that get hot at the end of the season,at the right time, and those(not necessarily with the best win-lost record)are the ones that can upset everybody.

Recently Warriors point guard Stephen Curry was received by President Obama as the two posed for pictures in the Oval Office. Curry was not there on a basketball mission, although he would love to return to 1600 Pennsylavania Avenue in a few months to be welcome as champions of the NBA. Curry has a long life fight and campaign to prevent malaria.

As a super star, Stephen Curry is one Warrior that is living his dream, for these are the Glory Days for the Golden State Warriors. I know that every team in every sport league say they have the best fans ever. But here in the Bay Area, it is my experience, from covering all sports, that among the major sports, the most loyal and consistent fans have been the Warriors fans. From Al Attles days, to the Steve Kerr team today, Warriors fans have been there always supporting their team, they haven’t built a new facility, but Warrior’s fans generation after generation have lived and died with their W’S.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the Spanish radio voice for the Oakland A’s and the Spanish TV voice for the Los Angeles Angels and does Sportstalk each week on http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Curry’s Health Not In Question After 32-Point Night Against Wizards

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By Matthew T.F. Harrington

All it took was one game for Stephen Curry to alleviate Warriors fan’s concerns about a foot injury. After missing Golden State’s previous contest, the All-Star guard returned with authority Tuesday night against the Washington Wizards. On the road at the Verizon Center Curry collected a game-high 32 points over 33 minutes of play, leading the Warriors (44-10) to a 114-197 win over their Eastern Conference foe.

The dark horse candidate for Most Valuable Player hit 11 of 18 field goals, including 5 of 9 from three-point land to lead the Dubs. Curry also came a pair of assists shy of a double-double. Washington’s Marcin Gortat (16 points, 11 rebounds) and John Wall (16 points, 11 assists) each earned double-doubles, while Paul Pierce scored a team-high 25 points.

For the Warriors, David Lee pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds but Golden State lost the board battle 45-29. The Dubs hit exactly half the shots they took, connecting on 45 attempts, while the Wizards shot 53.2 percent from the field. The biggest difference came in turnovers, with the Warriors defense forcing 26 turnovers out of their opponent while coughing up the rock on a miscue just 9 times.

Washington scored the first nine consecutive points of the contest but Golden State outscored them 30-19 to close out the first half up 30-28. The Warriors wouldn’t trail for the rest of the first half, heading to the locker room up 54-51.

The Wizards scored 22 of the first 40 points of the second half to take their first 2nd half lead 73-72 with just over five minutes left in the third, but Golden State wound up back on top 86-83 heading into the final 12 minutes. From there, the Warriors outscored the Wizards 28-24 to hand Washington (33-24) its fourth straight loss.

Curry’s next test of the foot comes in a prime match-up against the league’s best super star. LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers host the Warriors Thursday night on national television, with the game being broadcast on TNT.

Curry-Less Warriors Fall to Lowly Pacers

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By: Ben Leonard

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The Splash Brothers, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, have led the Warriors in their ascent from mediocrity to NBA supremacy. However, without Curry, who missed his first game of the season Sunday with right ankle soreness, this sense of brotherhood fell apart, as the Warriors fell 104-98 to the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis.

Rodney Stuckey came off of the bench to pace his team with 30 points in just 28 minutes of action, showing no signs of weakness after suffering an ankle spain on Friday. His layup gave the Pacers a 91-90 lead with just under four minutes left to play, and his team never looked back.

Stuckey was not alone in his success off the bench, as the reserves scored a combined 61 points in the contest. The Warriors, known as a very deep team, simply could not overcome this surge with Curry out, scoring only 35 off the bench as a team. Only two players were in double figures for Golden State, Thompson and Andre Iguodala, who added 14.

The Pacers did not start out well, falling behind 38-26 at the end of the first quarter. Thompson led the early charge for Golden State, scoring 15 of his 39 points in the game in the first. His performance marked the seventh time that he scored at least 30 points in the 2014-15 season. However, without a second scorer in Curry, the Warriors’ efforts proved to be futile in the end. The Warriors did not have quite the same spice from the field, making just 38.2% of their attempts from the field.

Even though Thompson may have won the Three-Point Competition, Sunday’s poor showing underscored Curry’s value to the team in a difficult way. The Warriors failed to maintain a steady lead against a far-less talented Indiana team. To be fair, the game was still up for grabs until C.J. Miles’ trey gave the Pacers a 101-97 lead with 26.5 seconds left. Regardless, the Warriors will need Curry back if they want to avoid another early exit from the playoffs.

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Golden State Warriors commentary & podcast: Warriors had game under control despite technical calls on Friday

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by David Zizmor

OAKLAND–The game on Friday was a big test for the Golden State Warriors where they defeated the San Antonio Spurs at the Coliseum Arena 110-99. They looked a little sluggish leading up to the All-Star break and of course their two best players Stef Curry and Klay Thompson both played in the All-Star game and participated in the All-Star activities.

So Curry and Thompson didn’t get a full weekend off during the break, they did get about a week off to rest. Some fans were concerned that the Warriors were hitting a wall however they came out against a great Spurs team on Friday night and played one of their best games of the season. That kind of relaxed everybody, the Warriors don’t want to start the second half of the season with a dud.

The Warriors didn’t start this second half with a dud, it was competitive in the first quarter as the Spurs led by two and things looked a little shaky there in the second quarter. Part of that is that in the second quarter Curry rested for the first five minutes of the second quarter and the Spurs weren’t pulling away.

The Spurs were leading and there was kind of threat that they might put a little distance between them and the Warriors then Curry got called for a phantom foul that led to a technical. Then there was another technical on head coach Steve Kerr and that just fired up the Warriors and from that point all the way until the third quarter the Warriors just dominated the game.

By the end of the third quarter the Warriors turned it up led by Curry who went off as a scorer but as a facilitator, as the Warriors were up as much as 20 points. In the fourth quarter they didn’t need the starters in there that much and the Warriors won it by 11, it was never a close game in the fourth quarter. The Warriors were 2-24 in their last 26 games against the Spurs during the regular season.

The Warriors had their struggles over the past seasons against San Antonio but in a couple of wins they’ve had in the last few years it’s typically been really close games. They’ve never had a game like this against a Spurs team that they’ve pulled away and they had a chance to sit back and relax and relish the game. They’ve had these competitive tight ones that have gone down to the wire but it wasn’t the case in this game.

David Zizmor does Warriors commentary each week on http://www.sportsradioservice.com listen to the podcast below

Curry, well-rested Warriors outrun dragging Spurs

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By Joe Hawkes-Beamon

OAKLAND  — Stephen Curry finished with a game-high 25 points and 11 assists, and fellow Splash Bros. Klay Thompson added 20 points as Golden State picked up right where they left off pre-All-Star Break with a 110-99 victory over the San Antonio Spurs Friday night to improve to 24-2 at Oracle Arena this year and 43-9, both NBA-bests.

Curry’s second quarter technical foul ignited the Warriors, who finished the second quarter on a 21-11 run to take a 62-55 lead at halftime and never looked back.

Golden State avenged their 113-100 home loss to the Spurs back on Nov. 11 with a full team effort, including shooting a blistering 51 percent (17-for-33) from behind the three-point arc.

Harrison Barnes scored 16 points and five rebounds, while Andre Iguodala finished with 14 points including knocking down 4-for-6 from downtown.

“The ball movement was tremendous tonight,” Iguodala said of the Warriors, who outscored San Antonio 23-10 on fast break points.

Draymond Green and David Lee each finished with 11 points. Green finished tied with Iguodala and Andrew Bogut for a team-high six rebounds.

Kawhi Leonard and Aron Baynes each scored a team-high 12 points for San Antonio (34-21), who dropped their second straight road game post-All-Star break. San Antonio lost 119-115 to the Clippers in Los Angeles Thursday night where Leonard shot 1-for-11 from the floor.

Baynes finished with a game-high 11 rebounds.

Boris Diaw had 11 points, while Marco Belinelli had nine points for the Spurs, who shot 60 percent in the first half, but cooled off in the second half finishing with 48 percent from floor.

San Antonio controlled the points in the paints, 44-40, and shot a better free throw percentage than Golden State (15-for-20 75 percent for Spurs to 11-for-18 61 percent for Golden State) but the Spurs couldn’t buy a bucket from three-point range, shooting 6-for-19 (31 percent).

Tony Parker, who was harassed by Curry’s defense the entire night, finished with just two points and six assists.

Tim Duncan scored just eight points after a 30-point effort in Los Angeles.

The Warriors hit the road for a six-game stretch through the Eastern Conference, starting Sunday in Indiana.

 

 

Warriors know Green is valuable, but at what cost?

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By Joe Hawkes-Beamon

OAKLAND — Draymond Green knows that he is a restricted free agent at the end of the season, and that he will have a few suitors, but the Golden State Warriors can match any offer sheet Green gets.

According to Yahoo! Sports/FOX Sports 1 NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski:

In a looming restricted free agency this summer, Golden State’s Draymond Green has a significant interest with pursuing an offer sheet with his hometown Detroit Pistons, league sources told Yahoo Sports.

Green has loved playing with the Warriors and winning, and naturally Golden State is determined to find a way to retain him. Still, the Warriors’ salary structure almost dictates that Green has to go onto the market and get an offer sheet for them to match in July.

If the offer is too rich to match, the chance for Green to return to his beloved home state – where he grew up in Saginaw and played at Michigan State in East Lansing – has long intrigued him, sources said. Green still spends most of his time away from the NBA in Michigan.

Golden State knows that Green has been vital in the team’s NBA-best 42-9 record, averaging career-highs in points (11.1 ppg), rebounds (8.3 rpg), assists (3.6 apg), minutes (32 mpg), field goal percentage (43 percent), and three-point percentage (33 percent). There’s no way that the Warriors are going to let Green and his “do whatever the team needs me to do” attitude just walk out the door.

Green is a candidate for the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year Award this year.

Many Warriors’ fans are pondering what will it cost to keep Green around but if you ask Green, he’ll tell you he’s not thinking about it.

“I know I am a free agent,” said Green via Sporting News. “Everyone knows it. But I can honestly say I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about it.”

And why should he really think about it with Golden State in the midst of arguably the greatest season in team history. There’s no question that Green will get a hefty pay raise after completing his rookie his first NBA contract—three years, $2.5 million.

So how much is Golden State willing to pony up to keep the beloved Green?

According to CSN Bay Area Warriors’ Insider Monte Poole, if the Warriors do lockup Green long term to a deal, “worth at least $12 million but as much as $14 million wouldn’t represent a dive into the luxury tax. It represents the luxury tax dancing on the head of Warriors CEO Joe Lacob.”

In today’s NBA, you need to have quality players to win, and you need to pay those quality players when they have become important to the franchise’s long term success.

But will Lacob pay for Green’s breakout season and potential superstar for years to come?

Or will the Warriors fold if the asking price deems too rich for their blood?

 

 

 

 

 

NBA All-Star game: West defeats East in 3-point fest

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By Robert Steward

NEW YORK CITY–

The NBA held its annual playground pick-up game, otherwise known as the All-Star game, tonight at Madison Square Garden, which has certainly seen its share of iconic moments. One can’t forget The New York Knicks’ Willis Reed hobbling onto the floor in the opening moments of game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals and hitting his first 2 shots in the early going to inspire his teammates to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers and crown the Knicks as NBA Champions. Other iconic moments have included the first Ali-Frazier fight in 1971, the so-called “Fight of the Century,” and when the New York Rangers won the NHL’s Stanley Cup in 1994. Tonight’s game will not be remembered as such.

In a game that featured a record total of 321 points between both teams, the West All-Stars defeated the East All-Stars, 163-158. Both squads were intent on making sure that no injuries occurred, as there was absolutely no defense played and no hard fouls committed by either side. But, as those who follow the NBA know, it is only an exhibition for the fans. Tonight’s contest resembled a glorified highlight reel shootaround. A 3-point contest ensued as both teams threw up an insane number of 3-point attempts. The West connected on 25 of 65 from long range, while the East was 23 of 68 from beyond the arc.

The Warriors’ Klay Thompson appeared to still be in a 3-point funk carryover from last night’s 3-point shooting contest, where he was trounced by teammate Stephen Curry in the finals. Thompson, in 20 minutes of playing time, threw up 11 shots, 9 of which were from 3-point range. He connected on exactly one trey and finished with 7 points. Meanwhile, Curry was a little better, making 6 of 16 from the floor, 3 of 10 on 3-pointers, for 15 points in 27 minutes of play. Sacramento Kings’ Center DeMarcus Cousins made the most of his 18 minutes of playing time, making 6 of 7 from the floor and finished with 14 points.

The West had more success in the early going, leading 47-36 after the first quarter. Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook set an All-Star record for most points in the first half when he reached 25 with 7:24 still left in the half. Officiating the game with actual referees should be considered optional in future All-Star games, as the players resembled wax figures from Madame Tussauds when they were on defense. One of the game’s rare defensive highlights occurred for the East with 4:07 left in the first half as Toronto’s Kyle Lowry actually made a steal and then gave up the ball for a nice alley-oop to Washington’s John Wall to make it 73-63, in favor of the West. The East made a late 10-2 run at the end of the half to cut the West’s lead to 1, 83-82, at halftime. The 165 total points for both teams set a new All-Star record. A grand total of 2 fouls were called in the first half.

Another highlight play occurred at 8:11 in the third quarter as Lowry threw an underhand lob from way beyond the 3-point line to Cleveland’s LeBron James for a resounding reverse dunk to put the East in front, 93-91, following an 11-0 run by the East. But the lead was short-lived as Thompson hit his one and only 3-point shot 8 seconds later to regain the lead for the West, 94-93. Westbrook finished the quarter with a total of 33 points and both squads were tied at 122 entering the 4th quarter.

As the 4th quarter played on, more iconic moments at the Garden came to mind. There were great concerts played there, such as Elvis in 1972, Michael Jackson in 1984, and, of course, who could forget the 2001 concert in the wake of 9/11, which featured Billy Joel, Elton John, Paul McCartney, and Jay-Z? While Ariana Grande put on quite the halftime show, the layup drills and 3-point bonanza continued as the game drew to a close. Following a 3-pointer by Houston’s James Harden, the West lead, 161-153, with 1:23 left. The East made one last valiant effort as the hometown Knicks’ representative, Carmelo Anthony, nailed a trey to cut the West’s lead to 161-156 with 42 seconds left. Following a miss by the Clippers’ Chris Paul, the East proceeded to miss three straight 3-point shots until Chicago’s Pau Gasol put back a miss to make it 161-158 with 2.8 seconds left. Inexplicably, the East then fouled twice to give Westbrook one more chance to go to the free throw line. He sank both free throws for the final 2 points of the game.

Westbrook finished with 41 points, one shy of Wilt Chamberlain’s record, to earn the MVP of the game. Harden added 29 for the West squad, while Portland’s LaMarcus chipped in with 18, including 4 of 4 from 3-point range. The East All-Stars were led by James, who scored 30 on a game-high 32 minutes. Atlanta’s Kyle Korver came off the bench to score 21 on 7 of 13 from the floor, all but one shot coming from beyond the arc. Wall finished with 19 for the East. As far as being an entertaining game, well, let’s just say I’ve never heard the Garden that quiet for such an extravaganza.

 

Curry takes Three-Point Shootout Crown, Thompson finishes third

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By Joe Hawkes-Beamon

BROOKLYN — I guess the fourth time is the charm, just ask Stephen Curry.

Curry nailed 13 consecutive shots to finish with 27 points, outlasting Cleveland guard Kyrie Irving and fellow Warriors’ teammate Klay Thompson in the championship round to take home the Footlocker Three-Point Shootout title during NBA All-Star Saturday night.

The Splash Bros. were definitely on a mission tonight, with Thompson leading all shooters with 24 points in the opening round to advance to the championship round, while Curry and Irving each had 23 points.

Irving, who won the event in 2013, finished the championship round with 17 points. Klay Thompson mustered 14.

Portland’s guard Wesley Matthews scored 22 points.

But the night belonged to Curry, whose 27 points in the championship round is the most in any round in the event’s history, which began in 1986. Jason Kapono (2008) and Craig Hodges (1986), co-held the previous record with 25 points.

Curry’s 13 consecutive shots is second all time, behind 19 in a row by Hodges in 1991.

Atlanta’s All-Star Kyle Korver  (the NBA’s leader in 3-point shooting this season) and San Antonio’s guard Marco Belinelli (2014 champion) each finished with 18 points.

Houston’s All-Star James Harden finished with 15 points.

Neither players finished the first round.

 

Golden State Warriors commentary & podcast: W’s have their All-Stars on (three of them) going into the Big Apple

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by David Zizmor

OAKLAND–The Warriors who are coming off a three game win steak after beating New York, Philadelphia and Minnesota they let those three teams stay in a lot more than they would have liked especially considering how bad those teams are. New York and Philadelphia are considered the two worst teams in the NBA. Minnesota is a little better they have potential rookie of the year Andrew Wiggins whose playing really, really well.

Minnesota is a little more frisky but their not a good team either. The Warriors would have hoped in all three of those games they would have just blown them out. The Warriors are going into the break tired things are a little bit heavy right now and at this point of the season things are a little bit of a drag because your not playing for anything yet.

The playoffs are not quite in their sites so your not getting super excited about positioning and the W’s are a little bit tired they’ve been playing a lot of games they’re on the road. The Warriors look a little slow, a little sluggish and as a result they played these three teams that were all bad teams and they were all inexplicably close games.

That last game against Minnesota was a close one right at the end a 94-91 Warrior win. New York and Philadelphia teams but they both stayed pretty close to the Warriors. The mark of a good team even on nights when your not looking your best especially on the road you still pull off the victory and that’s what the Warriors did.

They went out and took care of business it wasn’t the prettiest but they went out and got the victories. That’s why the Warriors are sitting at the All-Star break with a 42-9 record. It’s kind of amazing record if your a Warriors fan to think that in the last 40 seasons how they could have 42 wins at the All-Star break at this stage of the season. They’ve never accomplished that.

2015 All-Star game: The Warriors have sent three representatives head coach Steve Kerr and players Stephen Curry and Klayton Thompson. Curry got the most votes of anybody in the All-Star game the starting point guard. Thompson made it on as a reserve and he ended up as a starter because the Lakers Kobe Bryant got injured and they needed to replace him in the back court.

Kerr as the head coach he and his staff are the ones in charge in the Western Conference All-Stars, It’s a trifecta who can remember the last time that a Warriors coach coached the NBA All-Star game? Kerr has been fantastic and not bad for his first year coaching the team. Curry is a bonafide all star.

David discusses the NBA All-Star game in New York on his podcast below http://www.sportsradioservice.com