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For a superstar-less team like the Los Angeles Clippers, a never-say-die attitude is their biggest weapon. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers and forward Montrezl Harrell shared that sentiment after they came from 31 points down to beat the Golden State Warriors in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series. The Clips appeared to be out […]

Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson was critical of his team after they blew a 31-point lead and lost to the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series. A Warriors win seemed inevitable at halftime, with the Dubs leading by 23 points. They managed to get that advantage up by 31 […]

The Los Angeles Clippers didn’t score the 51 points the Philadelphia 76ers scored in the third quarter on Monday in the NBA Playoffs. They settled for 44. It was enough to create one of the all-time greatest comebacks in NBA playoff history. The Clippers, down by 31 points midway through the third quarter, rallied past […]

The Los Angeles Clippers made history on Monday night as they came back from 31 points down to beat the Golden State Warriors in Game 2 of their playoff series. Remarkably, it is the biggest comeback in NBA playoff history. Golden State led by as much as 31 points in the game. However, they allowed […]

The Golden State Warriors are holding their collective breaths after center DeMarcus Cousins suffered what is already being perceived as a torn quad. Well, judging by the photo that’s making its rounds on social media, it looks like Cousins’ injury may very well be serious. https://twitter.com/BabersGreen/status/1117997960804040704 DeMarcus Cousins suffered the injury in the first quarter […]

The Golden State Warriors are hoping that the injury to DeMarcus Cousins is not that serious. However, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, there are “significant concerns” that the big man has a torn left quad. Cousins suffered the injury early in the first quarter of Game 2 against the Los Angeles Clippers. As he […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James took to Twitter to send his best wishes to Golden State Warriors big man DeMarcus Cousins, who suffered what could be a serious leg injury against the Los Angeles Clippers Monday night. 🙏🏾 @boogiecousins‼️‼️‼️ — LeBron James (@KingJames) April 16, 2019 LeBron James, who suffered a groin injury that […]

Los Angeles Clippers point guard Patrick Beverley has long been a controversial player in the NBA. He is known as a chippy, headstrong instigator who has been in his fair share of dust-ups. Beverley has never backed down from conflict, and it was a surprise with no one when he and Kevin Durant were involved […]

Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins is now set to undergo an MRI after sustaining a quad injury in Game 2 of their first-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers. Cousins sustained the injury early in the opening quarter. He tried to save the ball but he fell without any contact and slid on the […]

Golden State Warriors big man DeMarcus Cousins visibly limped to the locker room in the first quarter of Game 2 of the Dubs’ NBA Western Conference first-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Warriors’ playoff journey was the very part of the season DeMarcus Cousins looked forward to the most. Cousins spent the first […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are facing rough odds. To beat the first-seed Golden State Warriors, the LA-based team will have to be absolutely perfect. In Game 1, they weren’t. The Western Conference’s eighth seed showed its flaws in a lopsided 121-104 road loss. In particular, they couldn’t do anything to stop star point guard Stephen […]

The Golden State Warriors got a massive boost ahead of Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers, as guard Shaun Livingston has been cleared to play. Livingston was initially listed as questionable for the game with a left knee soreness. Golden State guard Shaun Livingston (knee) will be available tonight […]

While the Golden State Warriors were able to secure Game 1 against the Los Angeles Clippers, head coach Steve Kerr is not convinced they played the better game. The Warriors managed to beat the Clippers rather comfortably with a score of 121-104. However, Kerr still feels Golden State was outplayed by Doc Rivers and his […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr thinks All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins will bounce back in Game 2 on Monday against the Los Angeles Clippers. Cousins struggled in his first ever playoff game on Saturday. Boogie finished with just nine points in 21 minutes and fouled out. Cousins shot 4-of-12 from the field, 1-of-3 from beyond […]

The 2018-19 NBA MVP Race is almost over with the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Houston Rockets’ James Harden all but guaranteeing that this year’s battle for the crown will come down to just them. Both are considered locks for the 2018-19 All-NBA First Team, but the question remains as to who will join […]

OAKLAND, CA – Although it appears like a matchup between two veteran squads, the Patrick Beverley-led L.A. Clippers and Kevin Durant-led Golden State Warriors saw four key players make their NBA playoff debuts in Game 1. Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins, as well as Clippers’ guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, guard Landry Shamet, and center Ivica Zubac, all […]

Montrezl Harrell has been a revelation for the Los Angeles Clippers this season. In fact, he is one of the team’s best players despite coming off the bench and is one of the frontrunners to win the Sixth Man of the Year. The 25-year old forward was impressive in Game 1 of the Clippers’ first […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told local reporters on Monday that he trusts star small forward Kevin Durant and power forward Draymond Green to stay under the technicals threshold during the playoffs. Players are suspended for one game in the postseason if they earn seven technical fouls. Durant, who was ejected in Game 1 […]

OAKLAND, CA – Landry Shamet has been a focal point in Doc Rivers’ offense with the Clippers since his arrival at the trade deadline. Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors have rendered him ineffective over the last six quarters they’ve faced him. Shamet upped his game in nearly every statistical category with […]

The first-round series between the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers will no doubt include many more heated moments before it’s finished. Even if Kevin Durant and Patrick Beverley remain at the center of animosity between the California rivals, though, don’t expect that friction to boil over the way it did in Game 1, […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant quickly apologized for his ejection in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s Game 1 matchup against the LA Clippers, one that saw him constantly jawing with known instigator Patrick Beverley, the last of them with 4:41 left in the fourth quarter, which caused him to hit the showers early: “I […]

Now in his third season with the Golden State Warriors, All-Star forward Kevin Durant has a unique opportunity of going three-for-three in terms of championships earned during his tenure with the Dubs. Durant has unquestionably been instrumental in Golden State’s three-peat-seeking quest, and regardless of how things turn out in the summer, he will still […]

For the past few months, NBA experts and analysts have been speculating as to where Kevin Durant will be playing next season. Some feel that he will leave the Warriors, while others believe he’ll remain with the team. Durant recently spoke with Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated to discuss his looming free agency. During […]

The Golden State Warriors took care of business on Saturday night as they made easy work of the eighth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers, with the game ending with a final score of 121-104. Kevin Durant (23 points, four rebounds, three assists) helped his side to the victory, but despite how solid he has been for the […]

It was certainly an action-packed opening weekend for this season’s playoffs. There were a number of upsets as well as a fair amount of standout performances, but one of the most interesting statistics thus far is the number of ejections we witnessed in the first two days of playoff action. As pointed out by ESPN’s […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr wasn’t the only one who thought his team took the bait when Kevin Durant taunted LA Clippers guard Patrick Beverley in the late stages of the game, as their dual ejection could have been reason for concern if it took place earlier or in a tight game. Assistant […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers didn’t think there was anything serious or malicious about the exchange between point guard Patrick Beverley and Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant that led to the two being ejected late in the fourth quarter. The incident occurred with the game virtually out of hand in the defending […]

The Golden State Warriors are looking to win their third straight NBA championship this season, and Steve Kerr will once again look to rely on the famed Hamptons Five line-up to get it done. Kerr told Nick Friedell of ESPN that he plans to use the starting five of Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, […]

With head coach Steve Kerr recently leading the Golden State Warriors to a Game 1 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, it appears as though basketball was put on hold on Sunday afternoon as the team delayed their weekend film session to watch Tiger Woods win the 2019 Masters. With the entire world watching, the […]

The Golden State Warriors shocked absolutely no one by taking a 1-0 series lead over the Los Angeles Clippers over the weekend. Though the Dubs won Game 1 by the score of 121-104, such an outing didn’t come without at least some controversy. Kevin Durant and Patrick Beverley had a heated showdown in the game, […]

OAKLAND – The Golden State Warriors and L.A. Clippers wasted little time lighting up the fireworks in their first round playoff series. Kevin Durant and Patrick Beverley, who played about as physical as you can without being malicious, were both ejected with 4:41 left in the 4th quarter. The Warriors went on to win 121-104, […]

Following the abrupt resignation of Magic Johnson as the team’s president of basketball operations, the Los Angeles Lakers are currently on the lookout for a suitable replacement. Golden State Warriors team president Bob Myers, who himself has done tremendously well for the Dubs in recent years, was recently presented with the prospect of potentially being […]

On a night when Stephen Curry passed Ray Allen for all-time 3-point makes in the NBA Playoffs, Kevin Durant passed Dirk Nowitzki in a separate category. Saturday in Game 1 of the Western Conference quarterfinal series between the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers, Durant’s Warriors won, 121-104. Durant combined a team win with […]

Kevin Durant’s frustration with Patrick Beverley, and vice versa, finally boiled over. The Houston Rockets’ combative point guard lived up his reputation in Game 1 against the Golden State Warriors, agitating Durant from the opening tip with holds, grabs, trash talk, and even real-time mimes of what Beverley considered flops, to help make up for […]

Records don’t instantly elevate one athlete past his predecessors, but Stephen Curry took another step beyond Ray Allen Saturday night in the NBA Playoffs. Records are markers of supreme excellence. Sometimes, they can identify and magnify specialists who aren’t as well-rounded as other athletes. Given Curry’s diverse set of skills — more expansive than Allen […]

OAKLAND, CA – Game 1 of the L.A. Clippers and Golden State Warriors first round series went to the heavily favored Warriors. In what was essentially a replay of last week’s game at Oracle Arena, the Clippers hung around in the first half until they were blown out of the water in the second half. […]

The Golden State Warriors were able to hold Los Angeles Clippers guard Landry Shamet to just three points in Game 1 of their playoffs series on Saturday night. Asked about how important it was for them to contain Shamet, Warriors star Kevin Durant said that it was huge for them to stop him from roaming […]

After a pair of unexpected finishes in the NBA Playoffs, the Golden State Warriors were the first home team to avoid defeat on Saturday, notching a 121-104 Game 1 win over the eighth-seeded L.A. Clippers. While the night wasn’t short of fireworks, the Warriors failed the ultimate test, allowing the Clippers a slight sense of […]

Believe it or not, there’s still some love to be lost between the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers. Asked for his thoughts on Los Angeles big man Montrezl Harrell after Golden State’s 121-104 victory in Game 1, Draymond Green couldn’t help but express admiration for his fellow former second-round pick. “I respect a […]