The intro to last night’s game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Golden State Warriors on the Atlanta broadcast was set to dramatic music and a collage of Warriors highlights including moments at last year’s Championship parade. The narrative, spoken by Hawks play-by-play man Bob Rathbun went like this:
The Golden State Warriors…a team finely crafted through the years. All final pieces to the championship puzzle…The Golden State blueprint is the one the Hawks will be following. And tonight in Philips Arena they will face the finished products…It’s the Hawks and the Champs right now.
Warriors fans long acquainted with the team and forged in their fandom by years and years of mediocrity savor these little homages and in the back of their minds still question the current glorious reality.