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The Golden State Warriors are moving on to the Western Conference semifinals after beating Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets 102-98 in Game 5 to clinch ...

5 AST— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) You could argue that Anderson Varejao's excessive minutes in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals cost Golden State a championship. The Warriors are the rare contender with so many stars that they don't even have to use all of them. The Warriors advanced. Player of the Game pic.twitter.com/1W3qUMMAGE April 28, 2022 It help the Warriors clamp down defensively against a rampaging Jokic. Payton hit some of the biggest shots of his career. Once again, Denver kept pace in the non-Jokic minutes. The last four seasons have not been kind to DeMarcus Cousins. In that span, he has somehow managed to play for the Curry-era Warriors, LeBron James Lakers, James Harden Rockets, Kawhi Leonard Clippers, Giannis Antetokounmpo Bucks and Jokic Nuggets … without ever winning a championship. But if these teams meet again next season, with Murray and Porter back in the fold and perhaps a few upgrades scattered among the rest of the roster, don't be surprised if the result is different. He left the game with a hamstring injury. Michael Malone's Nuggets have had success in the past in elimination games and even overcoming 3-1 series holes. Stephen Curry finished with a team-high 30 points, while Gary Payton II came up big in the fourth quarter.

Stephen Curry scored a game-high 30 points, including five 3-pointers in his first start of the postseason, as the Golden State Warriors eliminated the ...

He hit another 3 to put the Warriors up with just under a minute left in the game. SAN FRANCISCO -- Stephen Curry dribbled through nearly the entire Denver Nuggets team before putting up the perfect tear-drop layup to put the Warriors up by five with 29.9 seconds left in the game Wednesday night. The Warriors finally found an offensive rhythm, while also slowing the Nuggets on the other end.

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The Golden State Warriors punched their ticket to the second round of the NBA Playoffs Wednesday night with a 102-98 victory over the ...

They're real contenders—and seem to be shedding baggage from the past decade's biggest basketball story.

The Warriors, in fact, fit this perfectly, with three stars who’ve each been with the team for their whole careers and whom it’s nearly impossible to imagine in any other jersey. If the Warriors win a championship this year—and they absolutely can—it would be one of the most remarkable displays of resilient continuity in recent sports history, not unlike the San Antonio Spurs’ 2014 run to the title, which, incidentally, was the last championship before the ascendance of the Warriors dynasty. Meanwhile, the legacies of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green—iron-clad Hall of Famers one and all—are still stalked by questions about how many rings they would (or wouldn’t) have won if Durant had never come to the Bay. Durant’s signing with Golden State was immensely polarizing at the time, with fans split between those defending Durant’s right to basketball autonomy and those who saw his defection to Golden State—the team that had only recently dispatched his Thunder from the Western Conference Finals—as a Rubicon-crossing moment for craven ring-chasing. The third-seeded Golden State Warriors look to send off the injury-ravaged Denver Nuggets in five games later Wednesday night, and it brings me no small amount of pleasure to report that the Warriors look like the Warriors again—specifically this era’s first, cool Warriors. The last time we saw a version of the Warriors that resembled this current configuration was spring of 2016, six very long years ago, when they were making an ill-fated but wildly entertaining run to defend their 2015 title against the Cleveland Cavaliers after winning a league-record 73 games in the regular season. This Warriors team obviously isn’t identical to the 2015 and 2016 gangs.

Stephen Curry was added back into the starting lineup for Game 5 against the Denver Nuggets for the first time since suffering a foot injury last month, the ...

“It feels good knowing everything is moving in the right direction managing the injury,” Curry said Tuesday after practice. The group looked to struggle early in Game 4 but they came in clutch down the stretch, though Denver ultimately came out victorious. “But we’ve seen it for four games already. Coach Steve Kerr on Tuesday said Curry was cleared to play without restrictions. But at the end of the day, we know when the gmae is on the line who’s going to be on the floor for them, and we’ve seen that many, many minutes in this series so far.” The news came two days after Curry played 37 minutes in the Warriors’ Game 4 loss, which sent the best-of-seven series back to the Bay Area.

The Warriors' first NBA playoff series in nearly three calendar years went as well as they could have imagined. With their 102-98 comeback win over the Denver ...

That unit was a plus-26 through the first four games and started together in Game 5. Curry re-entered the starting lineup in the deciding fifth game, with Kevon Looney moving to the bench. He was healthy for the playoffs and so was Steph Curry, who returned for Game 1 and turned himself into the greatest Sixth Man in NBA history, coming off the bench in the first four games as Jordan Poole thrived in the starting lineup.

April 27, 2022 at 9:50 p.m.. The Warriors wrapped up their first round series against the Nuggets on Wednesday night, advancing to the Western Conference ...

The trade that sent D’Angelo Russell to Minnesota for Andrew Wiggins and a first round pick that became Jonathan Kuminga would undoubtedly become a major headline in the series. If Minnesota comes back in the series and can advance, it’d be a playoff matchup of two teams inextricably linked to each other for years. Even though Curry had 39 and Poole added 19, Morant’s 35 points led Memphis to the win.

With the win, the Warriors advance to the Western Conference semifinals to play the winner of the Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves series.

Jokic had 30 points, 19 rebounds and eight assists, marking the second time he's put up those numbers in a playoff game during his career. Curry led the Warriors with 30 points, five rebounds and five assists in 38 minutes played. The Golden State Warriors eliminated the Denver Nuggets with a 102-98 win in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series.

The Warriors have advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs after rallying to beat the Nuggets in Game 5 on Wednesday night.

That unit was a plus-26 through the first four games and started together in Game 5. Curry re-entered the starting lineup in the deciding fifth game, with Kevon Looney moving to the bench. He was healthy for the playoffs and so was Steph Curry, who returned for Game 1 and turned himself into the greatest Sixth Man in NBA history, coming off the bench in the first four games as Jordan Poole thrived in the starting lineup.

The Golden State Warriors eliminated the Denver Nuggets from the postseason Wednesday night, and will next play the winner of the ongoing series between the ...

Historically, however, the Warriors' lack of size typically hasn't been fatal, as Draymond Green is mildly competent at defense, and the smaller lineups allow Golden State to run teams with lumbering bigs off the floor — as long as the outside shots are falling, that is. Memphis is one of the best teams in the league, one of the deepest teams in the league. "I think Memphis would be a really great series; they've got three great guards, but I think their size will be an issue for the Warriors, I really do," Barkley said.

The Warriors were pleasantly surprised to see Gary Payton II look like a seasoned veteran in the final moments of Game 5 against the Denver Nuggets.

Knocking down a 3-pointer in the corner, he gave Golden State an 86-84 lead with 6:57 to play. Starting with his smothering style of defense, Payton II was able to record 2 steals against a Nuggets team that committed 14 turnovers in the game. One would be hard-pressed to realize just by looking at the face of the first-year Warrior that it was, indeed, a playoff game.

The Denver Nuggets are in San Francisco to take on the Golden State Warriors for Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Wednesday evening.

Devin Booker did not play in the game because he was out due to a hamstring injury.CLICK HERE. According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the former All-Star will miss the rest of the first-round against the Chicago Bulls with a knee injury .CLICK HERE. Nikola Jokic won the NBA's MVP Award in 2021, and he is also a finalist to win the award this year.

The swap of Curry for Looney means that the Warriors' new Death Lineup -- Curry, Klay Thompson, Jordan Poole, Andrew Wiggins and Draymond Green -- will start ...

Curry suffered a sprained left foot on March 16 and missed the rest of the regular season. The Athletic's Shams Charania first reported earlier Wednesday that there was "momentum" towards Curry returning to the starting lineup. The swap of Curry for Looney means that the Warriors' new Death Lineup -- Curry, Klay Thompson, Jordan Poole, Andrew Wiggins and Draymond Green -- will start together for the first time.

Curry scored 30 points in his return to the starting five and the Warriors beat Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets 102-98 on Wednesday night to win their first ...

... Denver shot 3 of 14 from deep in the first half and 6 for 29 overall. ... The Warriors are 12-3 in Game 5s since winning the 2015 championship for the franchise's first title in 40 years. Steph Curry is one of a kind, and will continue to do the spectacular and make it look effortless." ... Golden State was held below 50% shooting for the first time in five games. “I feel like he’s built for the playoffs,” Kerr said. “But the guy is the definition of a warrior — competitive, consistent. Payton also hit a go-ahead 3-pointer from the corner in front of Denver’s bench with 6:57 left to put Golden State up 86-84. Curry's 3 with 4:06 left pulled the Warriors to 68-67. DeMarcus Cousins contributed 19 points off the bench against his former Golden State team, and Aaron Gordon added 15 points and nine rebounds. Jokic wound up 12 for 18 from the floor. Curry scored 11 points during the fourth quarter after the Warriors began the final 12 minutes down by eight. “Tonight was just a weird feeling because we hadn’t been there in a while," said Curry, last season’s NBA scoring champion.

Steph Curry was back in the starting lineup for the Warriors' Game 5 win, and back to flexing his way to sending the Nuggets home for good.

Once he gets his head down and he wants to get to the rim, he's getting there because you have to overreact to the shot. The Nuggets tried to send a bigger body his way, and instead of leaning back, he put his foot on the gas and got to the basket. But in the fourth quarter, he missed his only 3-point attempt and flexed his muscles to his four most important points of the night. "Fourth quarter, yeah, you could tell -- it was kind of a collective anxiousness in there, and a great celebration afterwards. As the Nuggets' lead dwindled, though, the decibels grew inside a building new to the playoffs. "He's a lot stronger," Draymond Green said of Curry's ability to drive to the basket. In the third, he caught fire from long distance with all nine of his points coming from behind the 3-point line. "He's our leader," Klay Thompson said of Curry after the win. With just over a minute-and-a-half remaining and the clock ticking down, the 6-foot-8, 235-pound Aaron Gordon tried to pick up the 6-foot-2, 185-pound Curry near halfcourt. Following two Nikola Jokic free throws that again made it just a two-point game, Curry drained a 19-foot jumper to give the Warriors a 90-86 lead with 3:31 left. Every time the Warriors tried to hit them with one final knockout punch, they got back up and returned the favor. Curry came into the fourth quarter at the 8:48 mark with the Warriors down 83-79.

The Golden State Warriors are moving on to the Western Conference semifinals after beating Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets 102-98 in Game 5 to clinch ...

5 AST— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) You could argue that Anderson Varejao's excessive minutes in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals cost Golden State a championship. The Warriors are the rare contender with so many stars that they don't even have to use all of them. The Warriors advanced. Player of the Game pic.twitter.com/1W3qUMMAGE April 28, 2022 It help the Warriors clamp down defensively against a rampaging Jokic. Payton hit some of the biggest shots of his career. Once again, Denver kept pace in the non-Jokic minutes. The last four seasons have not been kind to DeMarcus Cousins. In that span, he has somehow managed to play for the Curry-era Warriors, LeBron James Lakers, James Harden Rockets, Kawhi Leonard Clippers, Giannis Antetokounmpo Bucks and Jokic Nuggets … without ever winning a championship. But if these teams meet again next season, with Murray and Porter back in the fold and perhaps a few upgrades scattered among the rest of the roster, don't be surprised if the result is different. He left the game with a hamstring injury. Michael Malone's Nuggets have had success in the past in elimination games and even overcoming 3-1 series holes. Stephen Curry finished with a team-high 30 points, while Gary Payton II came up big in the fourth quarter.

The San Francisco waterfront on Third Street has been home to both the Giants and Warriors for nearly three years, but in a rare occurrence on Wednesday ...

In 2019, when Chase Center opened, the Giants didn’t make the playoffs to create a conflict. With tipoff at 7 p.m., the Warriors host the Denver Nuggets at Chase Center for Game 5 of their first-round playoff matchup. And for whoever owns all these parking decks out here.”

The Warriors going to the Western Conference semifinals for the first time in three years. Stephen Curry led the way with 30 points and Gary Payton II ...

Jordan Poole, who built off his hot finish to the regular season in the first three playoff games, once again struggled as the Nuggets applied more pressure to the third-year guard. Klay Thompson added 15 points and Andrew Wiggins had 12. The Warriors going to the Western Conference semifinals for the first time in three years.

It has been three years since Curry carried Golden State on a big playoff stage — like those five straight trips to the NBA Finals — but he's certainly still ...

... Denver shot 3 of 14 from deep in the first half and 6 for 29 overall. ... The Warriors are 12-3 in Game 5s since winning the 2015 championship for the franchise's first title in 40 years. Steph Curry is one of a kind, and will continue to do the spectacular and make it look effortless." ... Golden State was held below 50% shooting for the first time in five games. “I feel like he’s built for the playoffs,” Kerr said. “But the guy is the definition of a warrior — competitive, consistent. Payton also hit a go-ahead 3-pointer from the corner in front of Denver’s bench with 6:57 left to put Golden State up 86-84. Curry's 3 with 4:06 left pulled the Warriors to 68-67. DeMarcus Cousins contributed 19 points off the bench against his former Golden State team, and Aaron Gordon added 15 points and nine rebounds. Jokic wound up 12 for 18 from the floor. Curry scored 11 points during the fourth quarter after the Warriors began the final 12 minutes down by eight. “Tonight was just a weird feeling because we hadn’t been there in a while," said Curry, last season’s NBA scoring champion.

After trailing by 10 points in the third quarter, the Warriors closed out a 102-98 win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 at Chase Center on Wednesday night.

Forbes - 4 Gordon - 15 Curry added five rebounds, five assists and two steals on the night.

As the Warriors advance to the second round, they're going to have to continue to find ways to win without their A game.

The game wasn't pretty, but when it came down to crunch time, Curry took what the defense was giving him and found a way to help his team win. He didn't make a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter, but he went 5 for 6 from the free throw line and made two clutch layups in the final 1:33 of the game, the second of which essentially sealed the win. Golden State hadn't really needed to do so through the first four games of the series because their offense was producing so well, but they certainly needed the defense to step up in order to close out the Nuggets in Game 5. "It was definitely a big talking point in the huddle was to play great defense." The ability to put the clamps on defensively helped save the Warriors on Wednesday, and it's a calling card of virtually every true championship contender in NBA history. From there it was up to Curry, the team's closer on a night where Thompson and Poole both struggled to knock down shots. I guess when you've bounced around like he has -- been in the G League, played on 10-day contracts, never really found a home -- there's a lot more pressure in that then there is playing in a high-stakes game," Kerr said on Wednesday. "He's found a home here. In the end, however, the Warriors looked up at the scoreboard and found themselves advancing to the second round of the playoffs after 102-98 slugfest. First the defense, which gifted the Nuggets 20 free throw attempts in the first half, compared to just seven for the Warriors. Nikola Jokic was simply outstanding, as usual, with 30 points, 19 rebounds and eight assists ( Draymond Green told the reigning MVP, "thank you for making me better" after the game), but the foul parade wasn't exclusive to him. "It's been three years since we've been in the playoffs, and you kind of forget how difficult closeout games really are," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said after the game. The energy seemed off from the jump in Game 5 against the Denver Nuggets, with the Chase Center fans a bit too placid for the players' liking, being asked multiple times to increase the intensity of their cheering and affection. The three-guard lineup consisting of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole started for the first time, but didn't exactly resemble the mythical three-headed beast, Cerberus, to which Nuggets coach Michael Malone compared it earlier in the series.

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The second round is serious business — it tests a team’s identity, which makes it a bad time to be forming one. Kind of made it a lot more difficult on ourselves,” Curry said. If it was merely rust that was in the way of the Warriors eliminating the Nuggets in an expedient and ruthless manner, then the Warriors could well go back to looking like the world-beaters we saw in the first two games of the postseason But at some point, the Warriors’ penchant for fouling and capriciousness with the basketball that we saw throughout the regular season and again in the final three games of the Denver series will catch up to them. the Denver Nuggets? By the time the series ended, with the Warriors only dropping one game but playing in three slug-it-out contests with the Nuggets to end the tie, the notion of a lineup nickname felt childish.

Gary Payton II delivered a gritty performance in the Warriors' series-clinching win over the Nuggets in Game 5.

But he's worked so hard on his three-point shot, and I think that was really a big factor in his growth this year and his ability to stick and make a big impact for our team.” This was his kind of game, and they’re fortunate to that he’s available to fit right in. He was just a huge factor in the game, and he deserved to stay out there with the way he was playing. “He doesn't seem too fazed by anything,” Kerr said. This was the kid whose lineage is rooted in local soil. They were getting pushed around and their response was a pattern of soft fouls that sent various Nuggets to the free throw line. “What he gives us on defense is amazing already,” Curry said. “He was incredible,” Green said. His layup with 2:10 remaining gave the Warriors the lead for good. He was absolutely incredible.” He was plus-10 for his duty. He brought his usual disruptive defense, but he also provided some very necessary offense that caught the Nuggets by surprise.

The Golden State Warriors announced today that single game tickets for the team's Western Conference Semifinals, presented by Kaiser Permanente, will go on ...

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Steve Kerr met with the media after the Golden State Warriors eliminated the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 on Wednesday evening at Chase Center.

Game 6 will be played in New Orleans on Thursday evening.CLICK HERE. Prior to his injuries he had made five straight All-Star games, and been a huge reason for the team's massive success. This is the first time that the Warriors have been in the playoffs since the 2018-19 season when they had Kevin Durant, and lost to Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Finals.

Steph Curry met with reporters after the Golden State Warriros eliminated the Denver Nuggets from the NBA Playoffs on Wednesday evening.

Game 6 will be played in New Orleans on Thursday evening.CLICK HERE. The Warriors had made five straight trips to the NBA Finals and won three NBA titles from 2015-19, but the last two seasons they had outright missed the playoffs. Steph Curry returned to the starting lineup for the first time since May 16, and the Warriors won their first playoff series since all the way back in 2019.

Golden State's title core -- Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green -- believed it was in their DNA. Engrained in their very being.

We put the work in and trust in each other, and the results show in that." But getting to the playoffs and getting through a series, winning four games against a good team, like it's hard. Every team wants to be in this position at the end of the year. Denver answered an 11-2 Warriors run with a 10-3 run of their own and Golden State entered the final stanza down eight and in danger of giving the undermanned Nuggets more life with a Game 6 in altitude looming. It was the first real playoff test for these Warriors. Would they dig down and rediscover the championship killer instinct that still keeps those in Houston, Cleveland, Portland, and elsewhere awake at night? One sharpened over time and one the Warriors needed to show they still had Wednesday night at Chase Center.

As the Warriors advance, they're going to have to continue to find ways to win without their A game.

The game wasn't pretty, but when it came down to crunch time, Curry took what the defense was giving him and found a way to help his team win. He didn't make a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter, but he went 5 for 6 from the free throw line and made two clutch layups in the final 1:33 of the game, the second of which essentially sealed the win. Golden State hadn't really needed to do so through the first four games of the series because their offense was producing so well, but they certainly needed the defense to step up in order to close out the Nuggets in Game 5. "It was definitely a big talking point in the huddle was to play great defense." The ability to put the clamps on defensively helped save the Warriors on Wednesday, and it's a calling card of virtually every true championship contender in NBA history. From there it was up to Curry, the team's closer on a night where Thompson and Poole both struggled to knock down shots. I guess when you've bounced around like he has -- been in the G League, played on 10-day contracts, never really found a home -- there's a lot more pressure in that than there is playing in a high-stakes game," Kerr said on Wednesday. "He's found a home here. In the end, however, the Warriors looked up at the scoreboard and found themselves advancing to the second round of the playoffs after 102-98 slugfest. First the defense, which gifted the Nuggets 20 free throw attempts in the first half, compared to just seven for the Warriors. Nikola Jokic was simply outstanding, as usual, with 30 points, 19 rebounds and eight assists ( Draymond Green told the reigning MVP, "thank you for making me better" after the game), but the foul parade wasn't exclusive to him. "It's been three years since we've been in the playoffs, and you kind of forget how difficult closeout games really are," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said after the game. The energy seemed off from the jump in Game 5 against the Denver Nuggets, with the Chase Center fans a bit too placid for the players' liking, being asked multiple times to increase the intensity of their cheering and affection. The three-guard lineup consisting of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole started for the first time, but didn't exactly resemble the mythical three-headed beast, Cerberus, to which Nuggets coach Michael Malone compared it earlier in the series.

NBA All-Stars Steph Curry and Giannis Antetokounmpo led their respective sides-- the Golden State Warriors and Milwaukee Bucks -- to playoff series ...

Now we're going to a different series, playing a different team, a very, very good team, and hopefully we can do it again." We had to go out there and compete at a high level. "Everyone contributed, so it was a fun way to finish the game.

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Denver Nuggets 4-1 in the first-round of the Western Conference playoffs. Here is what we learned about the Warriors ...

In Game 5, it was Gary Payton II’s 15 points in 26 minutes that gave the Warriors the series victory. Memphis ranked seventh in free-throws attempted per game this season and Minnesota ranked eighth. The 22-year-old guard also made a total of 19 three-pointers in this first-round series. Andrew Wiggins was one of those guys, becoming a first-time All-Star, but Jordan Poole has been a revelation for Golden State. Maybe we already knew this from the regular season, but the Warriors have some of the best depth in the league and it showed in this first-round series against Denver. A team already having two of the best shooters of all-time in Steph Curry and Klay Thompson have received a massive addition in Jordan Poole and if this series taught us anything, it is that Poole is the key to the Warriors winning another title.