PHILADELPHIA -- Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr believes in "the basketball gods" but doesn't think them capricious. He believes that if play the right way, they'll tend to tilt events in your favor.
After Golden State won a 108-105 Saturday night squeaker over the lowly Philadelphia 76ers, Kerr referenced these mysterious deities, thinking their measures too lenient. "The first five minutes of the third quarter we completely messed around with the game," Kerr said. "And we probably should have lost if the gods delivered what should have happened."
Instead, the gods rewarded Golden State's final, beautiful possession.