Life's Too Sports

As thousands of New Orleans fans filed out of Smoothie King Center on Saturday evening in disappointment, Golden State faithful across the nation celebrated their first seven-game series sweep since the 1975 NBA Finals. For the inexperienced Pelicans, it was their first taste of the NBA Playoffs. And although it certainly did not go as planned, the young core of Jrue Holiday, Tyreke Evans, and Anthony Davis only have room to improve. For the Warriors, it was yet another chapter of an unbelievable run that seemingly began as soon as Steve Kerr became the organization's head coach. Yet after their remarkable comeback in Game 3 (a game in which they erased a 20-point fourth quarter deficit), last night's victory certainly should not have come as a surprise. Led by MVP front-runner Stephen Curry, the Warriors prevailed in four highly entertaining contests during this series, and his teammates were quick to give him overwhelming praise. "He's an unbelievable play...

Following the conclusion of their most dominant season in franchise history, the Golden State Warriors (67-15) will embark on a potential two-month postseason journey tomorrow afternoon, seeking to permanently etch their name into the NBA record books. For the Warriors, the 2014-2015 regular season has brought much joy, and very little sorrow. Amidst Klay Thompson's record-setting 37-point quarter, Stephen Curry's record-setting 286 three-point field goal season, and Steve Kerr's record-setting 67 victories in his first season as an NBA head coach, it is difficult to understand or appreciate the phenomenal regular season that has recently concluded. Statistics, however, suggest that this season's Warriors' team may be one of the greatest ten teams in NBA history. Indeed, with their victory over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday evening, Golden State became only the tenth team in NBA history to win 67 games in a single season. And after the game, Warriors...

Following a highly emotional victory over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night, the Golden State Warriors flew to northeastern Texas to begin preparation for their match-up with the Dallas Mavericks. Riding an 11-game winning streak, the Warriors would enter American Airlines Center on Saturday evening seeking the highly coveted "series sweep" against the Mavericks. And when the final buzzer FINALLY sounded, that was precisely what they had achieved. Powered by double-digit performances from seven players, the Warriors battled from start to finish, finding the majority of their success in the second quarter, a frame in which they outscored the Mavericks 33-24. Klay Thompson was Golden State's largest contributor on the offensive end, collecting a game-high 21 points in the Warriors' 123-110 victory. Harrison Barnes was also stellar for Golden State, connecting for 13 points, grabbing 10 rebounds, and achieving a rare "double-double". With tonight...

With their magic number to clinch the best overall record in the NBA trimmed to three, the Golden State Warriors entered Oracle Arena on Thursday night with very little motivation. Simply, a victory in this evening's contest would only be relevant to maniacal statisticians (such as myself), or perhaps to bitter Phoenix fans who have remained disgusted by the recurring mediocre play of their team since 1968. Golden State's lack of urgency, however, was quite evident, as they flirted with the possibility of losing at home for only the third time this season. As the night unfolded, Steve Kerr's game plan seemed to focus primarily on managing the minutes of his star athletes, rather than winning, as players such as James Michael McAdoo (22 minutes) received unusually significant playing time. Lacking continuity, the Warriors frolicked throughout the majority of the game, always believing that their last-minute heroics would be more than enough to power them to their 62...