Golden State Warriors

With less than a minute left in the final minute of Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers, Kevin Durant showed why the Warriors went out and threw a truck of money at Kevin Durant. Durant took the ball up with LeBron James guarding him, pulled up from the left wing and put a dagger in Cleveland’s championship hopes.

Rudy Ortiz from The Audible joins us to talk about what he believes is the driving factor for the Warriors during their incredible playoff run: redemption.

All the ear splitting, headache inducing, hot-take television sports shows can out scream each other until laryngitis sets in, that they know definitively that this guy was the greatest quarterback, the best pitcher, or unquestioned top team of all-time. It’s like proclaiming the best all-time pizza or burger. It’s subjective based on your era, bias and overall taste.

After putting together a string of memorable performances, including the series deciding shot in the 2016 NBA Finals, Kyrie Irving has looked lost through two games so far.

With the Warriors in prime position to win their second title over the Cavaliers in the last three seasons, Cleveland is struggling to find options that could help them take down Golden State. Because of the youth of the Warriors’ star players, they aren’t going away anytime soon barring a shocking move or freak injury.

In the just under 15 fourth quarter minutes he’s played, James has scored a grand total of four points and grabbed one rebound. For comparison, Kevin Durant, whom James has often found himself guarding, has scored 17 points and snatched six rebounds in just over 16 minutes.

In this week’s episode of Rod’s Riffs, Rod takes a look back at what might end up being the defining play of the 2017 NBA Finals, and explains why he doesn’t care that Steph Curry double-dribbled.

The Warriors are now just two games away from winning their second NBA championship in three years. Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant have proved to be too much for the Cavaliers, who have simply not been able to keep up with the Warriors offensively. With Game 3 of the NBA Finals set for Wednesday night, […]

“I remember in Portland talking to Draymond Green before game three, and he was saying that the coaches pointed out to them that they were 2-6 the previous two years in game threes, including last season where they were 0-4. They lost in Houston, lost in Portland, lost in Oklahoma City and lost last year in Cleveland in game three. They get up 2-0 and sometimes they get lax.”

Steve Kerr praised Mark Jackson’s role in establishing a defensive-minded culture in Golden State on Tuesday at Finals media availability, continuing his long-time trend of showing respect for his predecessor with the Dubs.