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NBA playoffs: Inside the mutual respect and playful ribbing between Steve Kerr and Alvin Gentry

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OAKLAND – The roaring laughter lasted for several seconds, and it grew louder with each passing moment.

Earlier this week, New Orleans head coach Alvin Gentry joked he “wanted to outcoach” Warriors coach Steve Kerr beginning with Game 1 of the Warriors-Pelicans Western Conference semifinals on Saturday at Oracle Arena. Once the Warriors eliminated the San Antonio Spurs in five games on Tuesday, Kerr jokingly downplayed any challenges the Pelicans might present because “Alvin Gentry doesn’t really know what he’s doing.