The basketball gods have a twisted sense of humor. Just when the Warriors find themselves clinging to the Western Conference playoff picture like it’s the edge of a cliff, who shows up as the gatekeeper? None other than Christopher Emmanuel Paul, the same floor general who spent last season in a Warriors jersey before taking his talents to the Alamo City.
At 42-31, the Dubs are currently locked in a dead heat with the Clippers for the 6th/7th seed—both squads staring up at the Thunder’s dominant 62-12 record like it’s a mythical mountain peak visible only through a telescope.