It was tough to keep up with all the different storylines over the past couple weeks, but Golden State's No. 30 ultimately (and deservedly) made himself the boldest headline of the championship series
Ever since about March, I have been dreading the possibility the Celtics would win #18 and pull ahead of the Lakers. I haven't been able to truly relax until this morning. As a Laker fan, I will always love and appreciate this Warriors team for what they just did. The thought of Bill Simmons unhappy brings a smile to my face. Long live Steph, Klay, Kerr, Draymond, Wiggins, Poole, Looney, Payton and the rest.
That’s a Laker fan who needs to learn history or perspective or something. There are two games in the NBA - the annual season and the all-time championship tally. For us, there is one rival and it wears green. Everyone else is a temporary diversion.
Lots of amazing stories from this version of the Warriors, but my favorite might be that of Gary Payton Jr., who Kerr put in at the end of last night’s game when The Warriors needed stops. Pretty crazy to think that Payton, 15th and last man to make the team, career drifter, barely more than six feet tall, is in the go-to lockdown lineup alongside three hall of famers.
What a great SEASON for the league overall. My friends are probably tired of my NBA evangelism but I've only gotten more insufferable over the last couple years. The league is filled with likeable, generational stars, incredible young talent and - even with the Warriors steady presence - the feeling that half the teams in the league could catch fire at any moment and win a chip. The whole league feels like it's in a (metaphorical) healthy place.
Terrific write-up on a truly wild series. Didn't see it going shorter than 7after the first two, but wow, the Ws did it again, rising and changing to meet the moment.
Congratulations to the Warriors!! But now, the season for all the fans of losing franchises like my Knicks look forward to -- the draft, trades and free agency. And one major reason I subscribe to your newsletter Mr. Stein is for your intel on all this good stuff. Can't wait to read much more from you over the coming weeks.
Who would've though that there's a very distinct possibility Curry ends up with more rings than LeBron? In which case whose legacy rules more supreme?
Sounds like a First Take segment.
Ever since about March, I have been dreading the possibility the Celtics would win #18 and pull ahead of the Lakers. I haven't been able to truly relax until this morning. As a Laker fan, I will always love and appreciate this Warriors team for what they just did. The thought of Bill Simmons unhappy brings a smile to my face. Long live Steph, Klay, Kerr, Draymond, Wiggins, Poole, Looney, Payton and the rest.
I was recently in LA and got the opposite vibe from an Uber driver. "I hate the Celtics but I hate the Warriors more."
That’s a Laker fan who needs to learn history or perspective or something. There are two games in the NBA - the annual season and the all-time championship tally. For us, there is one rival and it wears green. Everyone else is a temporary diversion.
The thought of a Laker fan rooting for the Celtics to win a championship makes me irrationally upset. Haha.
He was hard-core, though, and my age. So the fact that he was THAT anti-Warrior did fascinate me.
I’m going to order Ubers everywhere and ask everyone their thoughts on the Ws vs Cs until I find him and figure out what’s up.
Lots of amazing stories from this version of the Warriors, but my favorite might be that of Gary Payton Jr., who Kerr put in at the end of last night’s game when The Warriors needed stops. Pretty crazy to think that Payton, 15th and last man to make the team, career drifter, barely more than six feet tall, is in the go-to lockdown lineup alongside three hall of famers.
Glad you added Payton to the discussion. I didn't even get to him above.
What a great SEASON for the league overall. My friends are probably tired of my NBA evangelism but I've only gotten more insufferable over the last couple years. The league is filled with likeable, generational stars, incredible young talent and - even with the Warriors steady presence - the feeling that half the teams in the league could catch fire at any moment and win a chip. The whole league feels like it's in a (metaphorical) healthy place.
I even loved watching my Pistons this year.
Still feeling good vibes from my very productive trip to Detroit early in the season.
Terrific write-up on a truly wild series. Didn't see it going shorter than 7after the first two, but wow, the Ws did it again, rising and changing to meet the moment.
It was so hard to predict game-to-game what would happen. Don't think it would have been received as a surprise had it gone 7.
Congratulations to the Warriors!! But now, the season for all the fans of losing franchises like my Knicks look forward to -- the draft, trades and free agency. And one major reason I subscribe to your newsletter Mr. Stein is for your intel on all this good stuff. Can't wait to read much more from you over the coming weeks.
Intel en route!