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by Jim SLATER OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Golden State guard Klay Thompson is questionable for Wednesday’s third game of the NBA Finals with a left hamstring strain while reserve forward Kevon Looney is out indefinitely, the Warriors announced Monday. The setbacks are the latest bad news for the injury-hit defending NBA champions, who are level with Toronto at 1-1 in the best-of-seven final entering games three and four this week in California. An MRI […]
by Jim SLATER OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — If the injury-hit Golden State Warriors manage to win their third straight NBA Finals and fourth in five years, the trainers and medical staff might deserve Most Valuable Player consideration. The reigning champions are level with Toronto at 1-1 entering Wednesday’s third game of the best-of-seven series, but injuries to key players have the Warriors uncertain just who will suit up against the Raptors. “We’ll see about […]
by Jim SLATER TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — Andre Iguodala sank the game-clinching 3-pointer with seven seconds remaining and defending champion Golden State pulled level in the NBA Finals by defeating Toronto 109-104 on Sunday. The Warriors, seeking a third consecutive title and fourth in five seasons, held off a late Raptors charge to even the best-of-seven series at 1-1 as the scene shifts to California for games three and four on Wednesday and Friday. Klay Thompson […]
by Jim SLATER TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — Marc Gasol dislikes speaking about himself, but the Spaniard is the talk of the NBA Finals for how well he’s playing only four months after joining the Toronto Raptors. The 34-year-old center, whose older brother Pau won two NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers, scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds in Toronto’s 118-109 victory over Golden State in the best-of-seven opener. “There’s always a sort of […]
TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — Toronto forward Pascal Siakam scored 32 points and the upstart Raptors defeated the defending champion Golden State Warriors 118-109 in Thursday’s opening game of the NBA Finals. The 25-year-old Cameroonian forward made 14-of-17 shots from the floor while Kawhi Leonard added 23 points and both players pulled down eight rebounds and passed out five assists. Spanish center Marc Gasol added 20 points and Kyle Lowry had nine assists for the Raptors, […]
by Jim SLATER TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — Golden State star guard Stephen Curry likes how the Warriors are playing as they seek a third consecutive title starting in Thursday’s opening game of the NBA Finals against Toronto. Chasing a fourth crown in five seasons, something no team has achieved in half a century, the Warriors enter the best-of-seven showdown with more finals experience than the Raptors, in the first final of the team’s 24-season history. […]
by Jim SLATER TORONTO, United States (AFP) — Golden State All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins is “pain-free” after tearing a quad muscle last month but Warriors coach Steve Kerr is uncertain he will play in Thursday’s NBA Finals opener. Cousins suffered the torn left quad in only his second career NBA playoff game but the 28-year-old big man has recovered in time to give Kerr another option when the defending NBA champions face host Toronto in […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant will not play in the opening game of the NBA finals against the Toronto Raptors on Thursday because of a calf injury, coach Steve Kerr reiterated on Monday. Durant injured his right calf on May 8 in game five of the Western Conference finals against the Houston Rockets. “KD’s not playing game one,” Kerr said after Monday’s practice. “I think we already announced […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant hit back at critics on Friday who questioned whether or not the Golden State Warriors are better without him in the lineup. Golden State have won five straight since losing the 10-time all-star Durant, who was sidelined after suffering an injury against the Houston Rockets. “It’s hard to get away from that because I watch the games (when Golden State are on the road) and I saw […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry and Draymond Green both posted triple-doubles to power the Golden State Warriors to a 119-117 overtime victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday and into a fifth straight NBA Finals. The two-time defending NBA champions swept the Blazers in four games in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals. The only other team to reach five straight NBA Finals was the Boston Celtics, when they went to a record […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Golden State swingman Andre Iguodala is “questionable” for game four of the NBA Western Conference finals on Monday, when the Warriors will be seeking to complete a sweep in Portland. Iguodala, the 2015 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player for the Warriors, exited in the third quarter of Saturday’s 110-99 comeback victory over the Trail Blazers, which gave the Warriors a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. He played […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry scored 37 points as the Golden State Warriors fought back to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers 114-111 and take a 2-0 lead in their NBA Western Conference finals series on Thursday. Curry sparked a 14-3 run for the Warriors as the NBA champions overturned a 108-100 deficit with just over four minutes remaining in a pulsating battle at the Oracle Arena. Earlier, the Trail Blazers had surged […]
