Kevin Durant confirmed what everyone most feared: He underwent surgery for a ruptured right Achilles tendon.
Kevin Durant went back-to-back, twice.
Golden State. Golden still.
Stephen Curry backpedaled in pure joy. He skipped, hollered and let the ball fly from everywhere with that feeling he gets when there’s no way it will miss — unwavering even with a defender’s hand in his face.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Booed every time he touched the ball, LeBron James cut through Golden State’s defense and made layups look easy. Dunks and 3-pointers, so smooth, too. And Kyrie Irving also completely had his way with the Warriors. King James and Irving thoroughly overpowered the defending champions from every spot on the floor, and the Cavaliers are still…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) –Damian Lillard had a playoff-best 40 points and the Portland Trail Blazers avoided a fourth-quarter letdown to beat Golden State 120-108 on Saturday night, cutting the Warriors’ advantage in the Western Conference semifinal to 2-1. The defending NBA champion Warriors were still without reigning MVP Steph Curry, who sprained his right knee in Game 4 of the…
Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry, left, speaks with player development coach Bruce Fraser during NBA basketball practice on Thursday, May 5, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. Golden State will face the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 3 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series on Saturday, May 7 in Portland. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Golden State superstar Stephen…
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — From the opening tip, Klay Thompson shot lights-out and even heaved one in from way out in Stephen Curry territory. Draymond Green began yapping from the start while doing his thing to make plays every which way, calling on his teammates to bring an edge on defense. With Curry sidelined because of a sprained right knee,…
Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry heads off the court and to the locker room at the start of the second half in Game 4 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Houston Rockets, Sunday, April 24, 2016, in Houston. Curry was injured at the end of the first half. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) HOUSTON (AP) — Klay Thompson…
