OAKLAND, Calif. - For any team other than the Golden State Warriors, it might be presumptuous to ponder potential NBA Finals opponents. Well, the Warriors have earned a right to ponder such things given their dominance in recent seasons.
So with the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics in town for a Saturday night showdown, Warriors coach Steve Kerr was asked if there was anything his team could learn from seeing a potential playoff foe. The obvious insinuation: Might this be a potential Finals preview?
Kerr didn't shy from it.
"These are always interesting games when you know you have a chance to be in the Finals and you know kind of who the potential opponents are," said Kerr.