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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook is less than impressed with the verbal jabs ex-teammate Kevin Durant has leveled at his former club since departing for the Golden State Warriors. Durant left Oklahoma City as a free agent after last season, and this week sung the praises of his new team filled with “selfless” players. “I feel really grateful to play for a team like that and play with […]
by Jim SLATER CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Delivered their worst playoff loss in two years, the defending champion Golden State Warriors must rebound quickly to prevent the Cleveland Cavaliers from pulling level in the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers ripped Golden State 120-90 Wednesday, trimming their deficit in the best-of-seven series to 2-1 entering game four Friday at Cleveland with game five Monday at Oakland, California. “We’ve been able to bounce back pretty quick because […]
by Jim SLATER OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors sharpshooters Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, nicknamed the “Splash Brothers” for their skill at sinking 3-pointers, welcomed Draymond Green as an adopted soggy sibling Sunday at the NBA Finals. Green scored a game-high 28 points, his 11-of-20 shooting from the floor including 5-of-8 from 3-point range, to spark the defending champion Warriors over Cleveland 110-77, giving Golden State a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven […]
by Jim SLATER OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry wants to play for the United States at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, but the Golden State Warriors star hasn’t made a final decision. NBA scoring champion Curry, who sparked the Warriors to a record 73-win season, is too busy trying to lead Golden State to a second consecutive NBA Finals victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers to focus on Olympic gold […]
by Jim SLATER OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Anticipation was building Thursday for the start of an NBA Finals rematch between the defending champion Golden State Warriors, sparked by sharpshooter Stephen Curry, and the LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers. From signs around the Bay Area to people wearing caps and shirts with the Warriors’ yellow and blue colors and a mounting buzz of activity at Oakland’s Oracle Arena, there was a sense that the 70th edition […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant was still digesting Oklahoma City’s Western Conference finals defeat when the simmering subject of his free agent future reached full boiling point. “I’m just embracing my team-mates and just reflecting on the season,” Durant said Monday night after the Golden State Warriors rallied to eliminate the Thunder — who had led the best-of-seven series three games to one. “I’ll think about that stuff, I don’t know when. […]
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant scored 33 points and Russell Westbrook added 30 as the Oklahoma City Thunder routed defending NBA champion Golden State 133-105 Sunday to seize the lead in their playoff series. The Thunder grabbed a 2-1 edge in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals and seized momentum with a lopsided blowout, making Tuesday’s fourth game at Oklahoma City crucial for the reigning champs. Golden State, which set an NBA record […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The NBA on Tuesday admitted missing a traveling violation by Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook at a key moment in the Thunder’s thrilling Western Conference playoff win over Golden State. NBA senior vice president of replay and referee operations Joe Borgia acknowledged that the officiating crew in Monday’s game, won 108-102 by the Thunder, had not spotted Westbrook lifting his pivot foot in the closing seconds. The violation occurred with […]
OAKLAND , United States (AFP) — Russell Westbrook inspired a second-half fightback as the Oklahoma City Thunder came from behind to beat the Golden State Warriors 108-102 in the opening game of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday. Westbrook poured on 27 points as the Thunder overturned a 60-47 halftime deficit to snatch victory in a pulsating clash between two of the most potent attacking units in the NBA. Westbrook also chipped in with 12 […]
SAN FRANCISCO , United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry was honored with his second-consecutive league MVP award before leading Golden State to a 125-121 victory over Portland as the Warriors advanced to back-to-back conference finals. The night started with Curry’s award for the first unanimous MVP trophy and ended with the superstar capping his 29-point performance with four free throws in the final 18 seconds to give the Warriors a 4-1 series victory over the […]
OAKLAND , United States (AFP) — The Golden State Warriors shrugged off the injury absence of Stephen Curry to crush the Houston Rockets 114-81 and book their place in the next round of the Western Conference playoffs on Wednesday. The Warriors season has been plunged into uncertainty after Curry suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament during Game Four against Houston on Sunday. However the reigning NBA champions dispelled the gloom with an emphatic rout of […]
