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The Golden State Warriors drew first blood in the 2018 NBA Finals with a 124-114 overtime win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. The game was closer than what the score suggests. Apart from that, the score does not tell how hotly contested the game was. So hot, in fact, that Tristan Thompson was ejected out of the […]

Many blamed J.R. Smith of the Cleveland Cavaliers for his mental breakdown in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant, however, praised Smith for his efforts on the boards. After snagging the offensive rebound, the Cavaliers had one timeout remaining. They could’ve called it and had a great chance at […]

With just 2.6 seconds remaining and the game almost wrapped up, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green and Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson got into a scuffle. As seen in the video below, after being tossed out of the game, Thompson was walking towards the referee. He was met by a bunch of Golden State […]

Earlier in Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals on Thursday, Golden State Warriors sniper Klay Thompson had an injury scare when he appeared to have hurt his leg after a collision with Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard JR Smith forcing him to momentarily leave the court to get checked. Thompson has since returned, however, and […]

Golden State Warriors center JaVale McGee hasn’t gotten a lot of run during these playoffs but in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, McGee has gotten some minutes. During these playoffs, when he has played, McGee has been good for the most part, but he might be wishing he didn’t even make […]

The Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers tipped off Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals on Thursday afternoon, and it was wild first half that finished with both teams tied at 56 at the half. LeBron James led the Cavs with 24 points, two rebounds, four assists, and one steal on 9-of-11 shooting from […]

The 2018 NBA Finals is off to the kind of start most people expected it to be, as the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors are both supplying high-energy championship basketball and, uh, some Draymond Green antics. In the second quarter of the series’ Game 1 Thursday night, Cavs superstar LeBron James attempted a […]

To end the first half of Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry made his routine buzzer-beater near half-court. As seen in the clip below, with the clock winding down, the Warriors pushed the ball after a stop on the defensive end. Lo and behold, they immediately found Curry […]

In just the first few minutes of the Game 1, the 2018 NBA Finals already has a great highlight. Expect the following clip to be replayed over and over again. After playing great defense, the Golden State Warriors immediately pushed the ball to Stephen Curry. It was a 2-on-1 fast break, LeBron James peddling back. […]

Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers is underway and we already have a scary moment happening. Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson has been brought to the locker room after the Cavs’ J.R. Smith slid on the floor and onto Thompson’s leg. The All-Star guard took a pass […]

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: The Golden State Warriors will be taking on the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals. Oh, you have? Four years in a row? You’re kidding! Most pundits, bloggers, tweeters (and their burner accounts) and fans pegged a Warriors-Cavaliers Finals before the season. That ended up coming true, but […]

The Golden State Warriors have proven undoubtedly better with Steph Curry on the court, and a part of that has been his distinct approach to the game that has given this team a different vibe throughout the years. To those familiar with the game, Curry has taken shots that no other players dare to shoot […]

NBA teams have feared playing at Oracle Arena during the past few seasons. Not only is the home of the hottest-selling ticket in the league, but also one of the loudest and most frenzied crowds out there. Yet one thing remains unchanged whether the Golden State Warriors play at home or on the road, the […]

The Golden State Warriors are going to be shorthanded in Game 1 with Andre Iguodala going to be missing his fifth game in a row. The Warriors might not be the only one shorthanded though, it appears Iguodala might be too, as he admitted to The Undefeated he has no idea where his championship rings […]

The Golden State Warriors had every plan in their playbook thrown in the garbage during a crucial Game 7 against the Houston Rockets on the road. Emotions were high and the team that seemed joined at the hip was close to “splintering,” amid the frustration with poor possessions and sloppy play. “We were splintered, for […]

Nearly two years ago, Kevin Durant took his talents to the Bay Area, leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder, his former team becoming downtrodden and in search of an identity. Meanwhile, the Golden State Warriors were licking their chops at the thought of unleashing their newfound weapon on the rest of the NBA. After one championship […]

Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala is slated to miss Game 1 of the NBA Finals with a lower left leg contusion, but president Bob Myers is still holding hope that his Swiss army knife can return to the court sooner rather than later. Iguodala sustained the injury in the last moments of Game 3 […]

This is a strange time in the NBA. Not only will the same two teams square off in the NBA Finals for the fourth consecutive year — a first in American pro sports — but something that feels impossible has emerged as true. The world’s best, most terrorizing player seemingly doesn’t have a chance in […]

China is one of the NBA’s biggest markets. Now that the finals are right around the corner, it’s high time that someone translates the names of the players from the competing teams to Chinese. As posted by Zheping Huang of Quartz, below are the Chinese nicknames of selected players from the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden […]

Trivia contests are always a thing, especially in this age of social media in which folks have a bigger platform to broadcast just how bigger their brains are compared to others. But even without that arrogant motivation, people are just naturally driven to try their hand in answering questions. Enter one of the hottest apps […]

What’s more important next to NBA players themselves? The referees, of course. With this, the league has released the referee assignments for the 2018 NBA Finals. As posted by NBA Referees via Twitter, below are the set of referees to blow the whistle in the 2018 NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden […]

In fewer than 24 hours, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors will kick off the 2018 NBA Finals – their fourth-straight meeting in the same round of the playoffs. That said, the trash-talking (or banter) has already begun between the two sides. According to Chris Haynes of ESPN, Warriors forward Kevin Durant and […]

You could say that Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant is the father of all fake Twitter accounts among sports personalities. Last year, it was revealed that the former league MVP was operating faux social media persona to get back at his critics online, so it probably felt right for the guys over at ESPN […]

Klay Thompson’s talents extend further than basketball. It was recently revealed that the sharpshooting guard from the Golden State Warriors plays chess almost every day. As reported by Ben Cohen of the Wall Street Journal, Thompson shared how he was introduced to chess and what type of satisfaction he gets from it. He recalled taking […]

Prior to the 2017-18 NBA season, it was almost a foregone conclusion that this year’s NBA Finals would feature yet another matchup between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers. Although it may have been expected, it did not make it any easier for NBA fans to come to grips with. One person who is […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has steered his team back to the NBA Finals, where they will meet a very familiar face in the form of LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. James has just been a force of nature this season, especially in the playoffs in which the Cavs forward is playing […]

With the NBA Finals just a day away, one of the biggest storylines is the status of small forward Andre Iguodala. The veteran has already been ruled out for Game 1 as he deals with a knee injury. Fortunately, Iguodala is confident about his looming return. According to ESPN’s Chris Haynes, he could soon be back out […]

When it comes to Golden State Warriors three-time All-Star power forward Draymond Green, it is no secret that he is one of the NBA’s best players on the defensive end. But how much praise does Warriors head coach Steve Kerr have for Green, exactly? During a press conference on Wednesday with members of the media, […]

In his 11th season in the NBA, Kevin Durant has well established himself as one of the premier players in the league behind his elite ability on both ends of the floor. During his media availability prior to Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals poked a little fun at the idea that most fans didn’t […]

Following the survival of a valiant effort by the Houston Rockets that took them to the brink of elimination, the Golden State Warriors are set to play in their fourth straight NBA Finals that will once again be against the same opponent each of the other times in the Cleveland Cavaliers. It pushed forward the question as […]

Draymond Green doesn’t have many friends on the basketball court, and he reiterated that going into the NBA Finals on Media Day. The Golden State Warriors forward in Green was asked about his relationship with Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and Green admitted there was one, but right now it’s all about winning a title […]

As the Golden State Warriors prepare for the NBA Finals, star point guard Stephen Curry has made it very clear he doesn’t care about anything else other than winning. During NBA Finals Media Day, Curry was asked about winning the Finals MVP, and he said he’s going to do everything to help his team win […]

The Golden State Warriors will be without forward Andre Iguodala for Thursday’s Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to the team. He’s slated to be re-evaluated after Game 1. Iguodala suffered a left lateral leg contusion after knocking knees with Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden during Game 3 of […]

When the Golden State Warriors host the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals on Thursday night, it will mark an unprecedented fourth straight time these two teams will clash for the title. But there are very significant differences between last year’s Cavs team and this year’s version, making it a bit harder to […]

The Houston Rockets missed a historical amount of three-pointers in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. According to Chris Herring of FiveThiryEight’s calculations, the odds of missing 27 consecutive three-pointers are one in 72,000. And while each shot is its own separate event, all those shots fell into the context of Game 7. Basketball […]

When the Houston Rockets were eliminated by the Golden State Warriors in Game 7, it wasn’t a surprise that some of the Rockets fans took it hard, but some of the fans seemed to take it a little too far. https://www.instagram.com/p/BjYyZCnH-rI/ One guy, who appeared to be a little drunk, decided it would be a […]

Facing Al Horford one-on-one at the top of the key, LeBron James gave a slow right-to-left crossover through his legs to size his opponent up, then burst to his left for the right-handed layup. To see what hopes the Cleveland Cavaliers might have in the Finals, it’s important to look at how the East was […]

The Boston Celtics surprised a lot of people with their play this season. Coming into the year, the team was faced with lofty expectations, but when Gordon Hayward and Kyrie Irving these expectations changed. Although it hurt this season having those two guys out, it might actually be best for the long-term success of this team. Hall […]

For the fourth straight year, the NBA Finals will feature the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The matchup has evolved into a rivalry and fans from both sides can’t wait what will happen this year. For Warriors owner Joe Lacob however, he’s growing tired of yet another series with the Cavs. As told […]