OAKLAND — The Warriors capped the greatest three-year run, record-wise, in regular season history with the greatest postseason, record-wise, in NBA history: 16-1, a three-sweep stampede to The Finals and then a powerful 4-1 dismantling of LeBron James’ Cavaliers. Folks will remember this 2017 playoff dominance.
But it began back in 2009. More specifically: June 25, 2009, draft day, when the Warriors u200balmost
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