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SAN FRANCISCO — There’s no such thing as Warriors magic, no imaginary pixie dust that’s sprinkled on players once entering the walls of Chase Center that downloads championship poise into their DNA. But it damn sure feels like it, even if old-fashioned sweat equity is the true answer. The Golden State Warriors have it, and the Dallas Mavericks may one day acquire it through experience with Luka Doncic leading the franchise. That process can’t be sped up, though. While Steph Curry, Klay… Source link

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors weren’t about to go out without a fight. After the Dallas Mavericks took a 19-point lead in the first half fueled by a resurgence from Luka Doncic, the Warriors methodically marched back. Golden State took its first lead of the game with 11:42 to go and hung on for a 126-117 win in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Friday night at Chase Center. The Warriors have a 2-0 series lead as the series shifts to Dallas for Games 3 and 4. Golden… Source link

SAN FRANCISCO — It’s hard to say whether the Golden State Warriors were winning one for their coach, or providing a place of temporary solitude for their grieving teammate. They had a basketball game to win, an opportunity to go up 3-1 on an opponent they’d like to dispatch — so keeping whatever emotions were flying through this wild series, on this day, seemed to be at a premium opposed to a source of inspiration. Steve Kerr was diagnosed with COVID-19 moments before his pregame media… Source link

SAN FRANCISCO — Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant likely will miss Game 4 on Monday with a knee injury, head coach Taylor Jenkins said Sunday. Jenkins said Morant is undergoing further evaluation on his right knee. The Grizzlies officially listed Morant as “doubtful” with right knee soreness. Jenkins said Sunday that Grizzlies general manager Zach Kleiman and the league office have been in contact regarding the play. Jenkins reiterated Sunday Morant was injured on a play involving… Source link

The NBA suspended Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks for one game following his Flagrant 2 foul on Golden State Warriors guard Gary Payton II in Tuesday’s Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals. Brooks swiped his arm across Payton’s head on a transition layup attempt early in the first quarter of Memphis’ 106-101 victory. Officials deemed the foul “unnecessary and excessive,” ejecting Brooks from the game. Payton, who took a hard fall, made one of two free throws before exiting the… Source link

The second-seeded Memphis Grizzlies and third-seeded Golden State Warriors meet in the Western Conference semifinals. Memphis and Golden State beat the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets in the first round, respectively. More Yahoo Sports NBA conference semifinals previews: (1) Miami Heat vs. (4) Philadelphia 76ers(2) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Milwaukee Bucks(1) Phoenix Suns vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks How they got here Memphis Grizzlies (56-26) The Grizzlies were a .500 team in ninth place on… Source link

Stephen Curry and the Warriors are moving on. (AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors hadn’t been in this position in, well, years. And it showed. Despite trailing entering the fourth quarter, the Warriors rallied in the final period to knock off Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, 102-98, in Game 5 of their opening round playoff series. That win officially closed out their series 4-1 and pushed Golden State to the next… Source link

At least for now, the Los Angeles Lakers have stopped the bleeding. You will not be surprised to hear it took a huge night from LeBron James. The Lakers superstar almost single-handedly ended the team’s four-game losing streak on Saturday, leading a second-half rally to take down the Golden State Warriors 124-116. James finished the game with 56 points, the most he has ever scored in a single game in a Lakers uniform, on 19-of-31 shooting (6-of-11 from deep) with 10 rebounds and three… Source link

The NBA is similar to horse racing in that jumping out of the gates to an early lead doesn’t guarantee victory, but it certainly helps. BetMGM offers a wager for every NBA game called “Race To,” where you can bet on which team will be the first to score five points, 10 points, 15 points and so on. I love these types of wagers, so I spent the All-Star break diving into which teams are consistently hitting 10, 20 and 30 points first in their games, and which teams are smart fades (one of which… Source link

Everyone loves a winner and that’s all the Phoenix Suns have been doing this season. After starting the year 1-3, the Suns quickly doused “flash in the pan” takes by reeling off 18 consecutive victories. They entered the All-Star break with a 48-10 record, winning their last seven games and 18 of their last 19. This dominant showing in the West has translated into significant money being wagered on BetMGM that the Suns repeat last year’s conference championship feat. Everything revolves… Source link