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Nov 5, 2019
1 min

The Warriors used to be a great team in a beat-up arena, now...

The Chase Center, the new home of the Golden State Warriors, in downtown San Francisco, is a modern marvel. We could bore you with the...

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Jun 11, 2019
3 min

Seven takeaways from Game 5

7. Kyle Lowry’s failed shot at history Upon further review, the shot was tipped. Here’s the evidence. So leave Kyle Lowry alone. He...

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Jun 11, 2019
2 min

No one knew the gravity of Monday night more than Bob Myers

Of all the theatrics involving Monday night’s 106-105 Game 5 win for the Warriors, there was perhaps no stranger thing unfolding in...

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Jun 7, 2019
2 min

Warriors-Raptors: Seven thoughts for Game 4

1. Thought exercise: Pretend the Raptors win the NBA Finals. Where does this rank amongst postseason shockers? Our top-eight, in no real...

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Jun 7, 2019
2 min

Time’s running out for the NBA’s oldest host

Tonight’s Game 4 will be the last or second-to-last NBA game at Oracle Arena. It originally opened as Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum...

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Jun 3, 2019
3 min

You didn't think it'd be that easy, did you?

Despite a 20-0 run for the Warriors between the second and third quarter and a classic Klay Thompson game, the Raptors were thiiiiiiiiis...

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May 29, 2019
1 min

Five interesting prop bets heading into the NBA Finals, from our resident tragic betting figure

Pat: If you didn’t lose enough money on the NBA playoffs yet (I have), or you’ve got some winnings that are burning a whole in your...

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May 29, 2019
3 min

It’s Kawhi (and hopefully some others) vs. the 2015 Warriors

Believe it or not, there is an actual basketball game tomorrow. Hopefully, Magic Johnson won’t parachute onto the floor, Fan Man style,...

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May 20, 2019
2 min

Draymond Green, noted sociopath, is rebranding himself

No one is enjoying Kevin Durant’s elongated absence from the Golden State Warriors more than Draymond Green, the team’s enigmatic...

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May 17, 2019
2 min

In appreciation of the OG Warriors

The Kevin Durant Warriors have an air of droning inevitably. Like the freight train that rumbles by at 2 a.m., that team is going to get...

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May 14, 2019
1 min

Let the mid-major victory lap begin

Both of these conference finals matchups are going to be billed as a triumph for the small college basketball program. And for good...

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May 8, 2019
2 min

This Rockets-Warriors series is what we needed

If you’re one of those people who thinks the NBA got significantly worse the day Kevin Durant paid a ghost-writing Syracuse grad to pen...

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Apr 29, 2019
1 min

James Harden ran out of tricks in Game 1

So much of James Harden’s game is predicated on fooling the referees into giving him calls. In Game 1 against the Warriors on Sunday...

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Apr 26, 2019
1 min

The Clippers are wonderfully annoying

First of all: The Golden State Warriors are completely fine. Two lazy losses to a first-round opponent are not a reason for panic; if...

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Apr 19, 2019
3 min

The Grip's NBA Playoffs Round-up 4.19.19 [Western Conference]

[1] Golden State Warriors vs. [8] LA Clippers Game One: Warriors 121, Clippers 104 Game Two: Clippers 135, Warriors 131 Game Three:...

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Apr 15, 2019
3 min

The Grip's NBA Playoffs Round-up [Western Conference]

This was first featured in The Grip's 100th edition. Thank you for reading, or, at the very least, pretending to. We appreciate you....

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Mar 11, 2019
1 min

The Warriors seem happy…

Draymond Green appears to be on the backside of his prime. He’s averaging seven points and seven rebounds, his lowest in both categories...

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Jan 5, 2019
1 min

A beard grows in Oakland

You’ve heard about last night’s Game of the Year candidate, where the Rockets came back from 17 at halftime to beat the Warriors,...

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