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Warriors face must win in Game 5 against Thunder
Steve Kerr glanced at the bank of cameras facing him inside the Golden State Warriors’ practice facility Wednesday and joked that he couldn’t curse because it would be picked up by a live feed.
There were plenty of reasons to let the four-letter words fly.
Kerr’s defending NBA champions, only weeks removed from the most dominant regular season in league history, are one loss away from becoming a flop of historic proportions after getting pushed around in the Western Conference finals.
Stephen Curry appears gimpy, Draymond Green seems to have gotten inside his own head and no one seems to have any answers as the...
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NBA Western Conference finals
1. Golden State
First round defeated Houston, 4-1.
Second round defeated Portland, 4-1.
3. Oklahoma City
First round defeated Dallas, 4-1
Second round defeated San Antonio, 4-2.
Season series: Warriors 3-0.
Key stats:...
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NBA preview: Warriors are the pick again in Western Conference
A team-by-team look at the Western Conference:
BEN BOLCH'S PICKS (in predicted order of finish)
NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE
(new players listed in bold)
PLAYOFF-BOUND:
1. Golden State
2014-15 finish: 67-15
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