The Golden State Warriors are only twelve wins away from a second straight championship. They survived a limited but desperate San Antonio Spurs team 99-91 in the friendly confines of Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.
Let’s jump right into my four gold-blooded observations from this first round tussle between past and present Western Conference powers.
I love moments when desperate defenses forces superstars to dump the ball off to weaker players to take low percentage shots. There’s the calculated fear shown by the D, the trust shown by the passing superstar, and the moment of truth for the role player receiving the shot opportunity.