Warriors Sweep - Western Conference Quarterfinals Recap

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 player. He's the best player in the NBA right now, in my opinion. He's the MVP," Andrew Bogut proclaimed in a postgame interview.
"The shots that he made in the last game and in this game . . . He just keeps us in the game."
Even Monty Williams, coach of the New Orleans Pelicans, could not help but to admire Curry's performances throughout the series.
"I've never seen anything like that. . . Steph is like . . . he's on a different level. Some of the shots he makes, his command of the ball, his ability to finish. And the moment doesn't bother him. I just can't describe it at times. It's easy to say he's playing at a high level. But I think he is in the elite of the elite right now. He's after something. This is important to him, and you can tell by the way he's playing," said Williams.
But while Curry continues to draw attention across the league, the main focus for him and his teammates is to win an NBA Championship.
The Warriors' postseason run will continue in early May, as they take on either the Memphis Grizzlies or Portland Trailblazers in the Western Conference Semifinals.

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