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Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr refused to talk about basketball before his team's playoff game against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.

But the news of what is happening, not just here in Texas but throughout our country, is sad.” The winner will advance to the NBA finals, where they will play the Miami Heat or Boston Celtics. I ask you: Are you going to put your own desire for power ahead of the lives of our children and our elderly and our churchgoers? “We will truly play with heavy hearts tonight for the community, for the school of Robb Elementary School,” Kidd said. I am so tired of the, excuse me, I am sorry, I am tired of the moments of silence. Kerr looked into the camera before addressing the Senate minority leader, Mitch McConnell. “I ask you, Mitch McConnell, I ask all of you senators who refuse to do anything about the violence and school shootings and supermarket shootings.

The NBA Western Conference finals resume Tuesday with Game 4 between the Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center.

After Game 2, Steve Kerr told his team the Mavericks would cool off. Something is leaking on the court. Five-minute warm up before the second half finally begins. Roof leak near the Warriors bench appears to be fixed. Here's a look at where they key players are with 24 minutes left to play: •4h ago •4h ago •4h ago •4h ago That's a mini fourth quarter win for the Warriors' second unit. Game 5 in SF on Thursday. It got weird late, but Mavericks win a Game 4 they mostly dominated.

The Dallas Mavericks are on the board. Avoiding the sweep with a convincing win at home, although it did get closer than many anticipated, the team was able ...

It will be tough for Dallas in Golden State, as the Warriors have been dominant on their home floor all season, but they are not ready to quit. I think our defense was amazing today," Luka said. The Dallas Mavericks are on the board.

During an afternoon press conference, Steve Kerr announced forward Otto Porter Jr. will miss Tuesday's Game 4. Porter, who was previously considered “doubtful” ...

He attempted to continue playing through the discomfort but called for a sub a few moments later. The 28-year-old forward appeared to sustain the injury after going up for a layup. Porter, who was previously considered “doubtful” to play, is dealing with soreness in his right foot.

Rain leaking through the roof of the American Airlines Center delayed the second half of Game 4 of the Western Conference finals by 16 minutes on Tuesday ...

During the delay, players from both teams stood near half court looking up at the ceiling, with a couple of Warriors players playing rock, paper, scissors to pass the time. It also delayed the start of a Timberwolves-Mavericks game by 15 minutes back on March 21. DALLAS -- Golden State's Splash Brothers were trying not to get wet at the start of the second half Tuesday night as water leaked through the roof of the American Airlines Center, delaying Game 4 of the Western Conference finals between the Warriors and Mavericks by 16 minutes.

The column laid out valid enough reasoning, highlighting Dallas's stout defense—and the fact that the Mavs had contained Stephen Curry better than just about ...

Interestingly enough, Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez—the incoming owners of the Timberwolves—apparently came in with a similar strategy, wanting to find a star executive to lead the organization, and having a willingness to open not only the pocketbook but some of the profits, too, to get who they wanted. It left New York with a fundamentally different situation than the Heat, which, just months before Riley’s exit, were sold to Micky Arison. When he got ownership of the club from Billy Cunningham and Lewis Schaffel, Arison took 88% of the Heat, an acquisition that gave him relatively unilateral ability to hand over a cut of the organization to Riley as they negotiated a deal for him to join the Heat. You can read the book excerpt concerning Riley’s controversial exit from New York in The New York Times. He’s one of the nicest people in the industry, but also one of the very brightest in terms of spelling out the game to people eager to understand it better. I have to admit: I’m always a bit fascinated when someone gets a dual role, where they serve as part of the coaching staff and as part of management, while handling player personnel. Yet New York had a contract extension offer on the table to double the $1.5 million he earned per year—an amount that would have given him $15 million over the next five years. Chris Mannix was in the mysterious NBA draft lottery room last week and did a behind-the-scenes write-up on what that process is like to be a part of. This year’s return of Thompson, paired with the emergence of Poole, has given the Warriors a new look that makes Wiggins dangerous in a way he probably couldn’t have ever been as a No. 1 or even a No. 2 scorer with the Timberwolves. It was part of the reason why Dallas looked beyond lost as it blew a 19-point advantage and couldn’t string together stops in the final quarter of Game 2. And it’s an almost cruel exercise, given how much mental and physical stamina is required to guard the Warriors, which treat their offensive possessions like a sped-up version of the teacup rides at Disney, with multiple players racing around, screening for one another in weird spots. There’s also plenty to be said for the other side of the ball, where Wiggins is utilizing the strategy the Mavs used to perfection a round ago: To repeatedly make the opposing team’s primary ballhandler work far harder than usual on defense. - Kevon Looney, the generally quiet center, has made life miserable for Dallas on the offensive glass and as a dump-off man, who consistently maneuvers behind the Mavs’ confused, overextended defense. As you might have noticed, Golden State has made the man who penned that piece look funny in the light.

The Warriors threatened a monumental comeback, but ultimately fell short in Tuesday's 119-109 loss in Dallas. With the loss, the Warriors' series advantage ...

Dinwiddie - 8 Kleber - 8 Green - 6 Poole - 14 Green - 6 Kuminga - 8

With the 2021-22 NBA regular season now in the books, the basketball betting market is hotter than ever. CBS Sports will be providing daily picks for the ...

But there are more bad games than good ones and this line skews a bit too far in the direction of good games being the norm. All of the same logic that went into my Game 3 over pick still applies even if the under wound up hitting. If you want to bet on the sweep on that alone? They failed to complete a sweep of Denver in the second round as well, and if you exclude any series Kevin Durant participated in, the Warriors have actually only completed two sweeps during the Stephen Curry era. No… until you remember that those teams combined to win literally zero games to that point in the series. CBS Sports will be providing daily picks for the duration of the postseason.

With the Golden State Warriors set to play the Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr's ...

But we have to find a way to be pro, find a way to win, and move forward. We're going to play the game tonight. We're going to try to play the game. That's what we're going to do. We are being held hostage by 50 senators in Washington who refuse to even put it to a vote, despite what we, the American people, want. Fifty senators in Washington are going to hold us hostage. We're going to start the same way tonight. We're going to go play a basketball game. I ask you: Are you going to put your own desire for power ahead of the lives of our children and our elderly and our churchgoers? So I ask you, Mitch McConnell, I ask all of you senators who refuse to do anything about the violence and school shootings and supermarket shootings. There's 50 senators right now who refuse to vote on HR8, which is a background check rule that the House passed a couple years ago. I'm not going to talk about basketball.

Facing elimination at home in Game 4, they responded to get their first win of the Western Conference finals, beating the Golden State Warriors 119-109 on ...

Arena workers had to climb up onto the catwalks near the roof and set up a tarp system to catch the water. There are few players who can control a game like Doncic, and he was not going to let the Mavericks lose. Aside from the first half of Game 2, they have not in this series, which is why the Mavericks were down 3-0 and facing elimination. In Game 4 they found their stroke, going 20 of 43 from downtown en route to a series-saving win. Then, play was halted due to a leak in the roof of the American Airlines Center. When play finally did resume, the Mavericks picked up right where they left off and built a 29-point lead with some incredible 3-point shooting. The series, which now stands 3-1 in favor of the Warriors will head back to the Bay Area for Game 5 on Thursday night.

Steph Curry scored 20 points to go with eight assists and five rebounds. Andrew Wiggins scored 13, Klay Thompson ended with only 12 and Draymond Green scored 10 ...

He scored seven points, along with five rebounds in the first half but was a minus-9 as the Warriors trailed by 15 points going into halftime. The Warriors waited and waited for them to start to miss. The Warriors remain led by three players north of 30 in Curry, Thompson and Green, but it's clear the future is on its way. The Warriors were outscored by 24 points from long distance in the first half, and 30 for the game. When the Warriors completed their 19-point comeback in their Game 2 win, a large reason was how much the Mavs cooled off from long distance. While the Mavs couldn't miss, the Warriors simply couldn't get it going for the majority of the game and kept finding themselves in foul trouble.

The Warriors fell short in their pursuit of a conference finals sweep, but what the bench did in their comeback attempt shouldn't be forgotten.

That time really belonged to the Warriors' two rookie teenagers in Kuminga and Moody. Luka Dončić and the rest of the Mavs' main players should have been able to sit back and rest in the fourth quarter. "So with Otto being out, GP being out, there's minutes available, and for us to close this series out, Game 5, I'm sure they are going to be out there playing some minutes. With Otto Porter Jr. out to left foot soreness, Kuminga was given the veteran's rotation spot after not playing a single second the previous two games. Due in large part to the Warriors' backups, Dončić had to play nearly 38 minutes. But he scored six points and had four assists in the fourth quarter. At the same time, this was the Warriors' chance to end the Mavs and enjoy a long break before the NBA Finals begin June 2. The Warriors had only 16 assists through the first three quarters and 10 in the last frame alone. The only question was why Kerr decided to turn back to Steph Curry, and soon thereafter, Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins, with three-plus minutes remaining after the reserves cut the deficit to only eight points following a corner 3-pointer from Kuminga. Golden State was outscored by 14 points in the third quarter, prompting Kerr to start the fourth with a lineup of Jordan Poole, Damion Lee, Moses Moody, Jonathan Kuminga and Nemanja Bjelica. I also felt like the group that had played that great run in the fourth quarter maybe was getting a little tired there, so just made the decision to see if we could pull off a miracle. Those five wanted to not only prove themselves but continue to hush a crowd that went quieter by the minute in their pursuit of sweeping the Mavs.

But a weird thing happened. The unit of Jordan Poole, Damion Lee, Nemanja Bjelica, Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody played well. Really well. So well that they ...

Because of the Warriors' furious comeback, the Mavericks were forced to keep Luka Dončić, Jalen Brunson, Dorian Finney-Smith, Reggie Bullock and Maxi Kleber on the court. So well that they took a large bite out of the Mavericks' lead, cutting the deficit all the way down to eight points with just under three and a half minutes left in regulation. I also felt like the group that had played that great run in the fourth quarter, maybe was getting a little tired there. They deserved to win. "Yeah, I mean, with about five minutes left, I think we cut it to 14 or so," Kerr said. The unit of Jordan Poole, Damion Lee, Nemanja Bjelica, Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody played well.

Given the tragic events in Uvalde, Texas earlier in the day, it was only for the Warriors to be distracted in Game 4.

They played like a team on the brink of elimination but unwilling to embrace the joys of summer. Defense that looked a lot like that which was played as the Warriors were slumping and skidding through January, February and March. Through three quarters they were outshot (53.1/52.8 percent to 40.6/25.0), outrebounded (40-32) and had only 16 assists, to 24 for the Mavericks. “It’s difficult to keep perspective on a day like today. Even the most devoted fan can understand why. It was not to be. “As a coach, my job is to get the team ready to play,” Kerr said. Tip your hat to them because they made a lot of shots. “That confidence started early, and we didn’t really do nothing to slow it down,” Curry said. We had a couple breakdowns in our zone that gave them easy looks and they made us pay.” Four minutes into the second quarter, the Warriors were trailing by eight. Three minutes into the second half, they were down 22.

The Golden State Warriors heard what head coach Steve Kerr had to say about the school...

As Kerr ended his emotional call for action and stormed out of the press-conference room about 90 minutes before tipoff, Golden State players began to watch video of the plea on their iPhones. Nothing was said in the locker room. This was a man who was willing to stand up for what he believed, even if the timing might not have been convenient with Golden State about to play a close-out game in the playoffs. “The perspective is, ‘This is what we do,’” said Curry, who finished with a team-high 20 points and eight assists. As Golden State players took turns at the postgame podium, they detailed how much that shooting in Uvalde affected them and reflected on their privilege. For as long as Kerr has been with the Warriors, he has used his platform to condemn gun violence. As Curry shared that quiet moment with Kerr in the visitors’ locker room at American Airlines Center, his facial expression said it all: I appreciate your leadership.

Luka Doncic had 30 points and 14 rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night to avoid being swept.

Golden State was up 31-29 after a jumper by Moses Moody, then had only one made basket the next seven minutes. One was dropping water near the Golden State bench, and at the other end of the court water appeared to be falling in the stands. Draymond Green was fouled on the ensuing Golden State possession, and his first free throw attempt stopped on the wide back side of the rim.

The Warriors played with heavy hearts in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday night just hours after a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school ...

“I can’t even imagine the pain for coach to say what he said, and every word he said was powerful, was meaningful. “I appreciate his leadership,” Curry said of the pregame interaction. “When are we going to do something?” Kerr said, raising his voice and slamming his hands on the table in frustration. “… I don’t even know how to express the grief that those families are feeling right now. “We all felt the anger, the frustration,” he said. I’m so tired of getting up here and offering condolences to the devastated families that are out there.”

The Mavericks avoided elimination against Golden State, but the focus wasn't just on basketball for both teams.

I’m tired of the moments of silence. While both teams performed professionally, it was hard not for Game 4 to feel especially trivial in light of the horrific event. He took no questions, and pounded the table as he called on Congress to do more to combat gun violence. The Dubs trailed by as much as 29 points in the second half, until a bench unit cut the lead to only eight points in the fourth quarter. Dallas was finally able to take advantage of the Warriors on Tuesday, recording their first win of the series as it heads back to the Bay with the Dubs still up 3–1. The Mavs’ 119–109 win in Game 4 came on the strength of their outside shooting, as their threes finally started to drop like the rain through the leaky roof of Dallas’s arena. Jason Kidd read a prepared statement, and declined to answer a basketball question, saying he was not able to given the circumstances, his voice soft as he tried to gather his thoughts.

Warriors 109 - Mavericks 119: The late-game play of Jordan Poole, Jonathan Kuminga, and Moses Moody gave the Warriors a chance in Game 4, and should build ...

The Warriors will, somehow, someway, enter Game 5 with at least a modicum of momentum, despite the loss. Poole is going to be critical to the Warriors closing out this series. The anatomy of the comeback was straightforward. It’s not fair and both deserve a tip of the cap for their professional play Tuesday.) I don’t know if those facts were overshadowed by his play in the fourth quarter against a guard-down Mavericks team, but the success certainly doesn’t hurt. They cut the lead down to eight with 3:22 to play in the fourth. Maybe it’s just his style of play — he’s streaky and susceptible to moods. The Warriors’ kids played so well that Golden State re-inserted their starters. And there they were, making the Mavericks sweat more than the American Airlines Arena roof. Warriors coach Steve Kerr went back to his starters after Kuminga’s 3-pointer brought about a single-digit game. “[It] felt like we had a shot with… Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody are 19-year-old rookies.

DALLAS, TEXAS – MAY 24: Golden State Warriors' Nemanja Bjelica (8) guards against Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic (77) in the fourth quarter of Game 4 of ...

The win lets Luka Dončić & Co. live on for at least another two days. The Warriors were looking for a Western Conference finals sweep Tuesday night. Despite a fourth-quarter rally led by the Warriors’ rookies that cut the Mavericks’ lead to single digits, Dallas made a splash from deep and beat the Warriors 119-109.

Dallas drained 20 threes in a game delayed by .... a leaky roof.

And now DJ Wagner, who has long been linked to John Calipari and Kentucky, is being heavily linked to the Cardinals following his grandfather's hiring. - Anderson: "There was fair reason to think that the Yankees were being underrated in the preseason -- most projection systems had them as the best team in the American League East -- but no one could have reasonably expected them to get off to this kind of start. There are many ways to describe just how wild this NFL offseason was, but perhaps one of the best is this: In 2022, there will be 16 new head coach-quarterback tandems across the league. We're through roughly a quarter of the MLB season, and that means it's time to hand out some grades. The Hurricanes, of course, have gotten this far because they're 6-0 at home, winning all four home contests in the first round against the Bruins and the first two games of this series. DJ Wagner to Louisville isn't a done deal, of course. The Mavericks drained 20 threes and held off a late Warriors charge in a 119-109 win to stave off elimination. and then his coach retired? Zero have gone on to win the series. The Mavericks lit it up from deep, won the rebounding battle and weren't destroyed by points in the paint. The series is tied 2-2. If the Mavericks are to become the first team to do so, it'll have to look a lot like last night.

Dallas held off Golden State to stave off elimination in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals.

Arena workers had to climb up onto the catwalks near the roof and set up a tarp system to catch the water. There are few players who can control a game like Doncic, and he was not going to let the Mavericks lose. Aside from the first half of Game 2, they have not in this series, which is why the Mavericks were down 3-0 and facing elimination. In Game 4 they found their stroke, going 20 of 43 from downtown en route to a series-saving win. Then, play was halted due to a leak in the roof of the American Airlines Center. When play finally did resume, the Mavericks picked up right where they left off and built a 29-point lead with some incredible 3-point shooting. The series, which now stands 3-1 in favor of the Warriors will head back to the Bay Area for Game 5 on Thursday night.

Editor's note: This story contains details of a mass casualty event and gun violence. After his team's loss to the Mavericks in Game 4 on Tuesday, ...

“So I ask you, Mitch McConnell, I ask all of you senators who refuse to do anything about the violence and school shootings and supermarket shootings. He said there were “50 senators, right now, who refuse to vote on HR8.” The bill would implement background check requirements for firearms, and it was passed by the House in February 2019, per Congress.gov. “It’s sad the world that we live in.

The Golden State Warriors typically have all the answers at home, but the Dallas Mavericks are posing a tough problem. After three quarters it's looking ...

- Jan 27, 2016 - Golden State 127 vs. - Mar 18, 2016 - Golden State 130 vs. - Mar 25, 2016 - Golden State 128 vs. - Mar 21, 2017 - Golden State 112 vs. Dallas is out to make up for these teams' matchup on Sunday. Golden State was able to grind out a solid victory over Dallas, winning 109-100. - Dec 14, 2017 - Golden State 112 vs. - Jan 25, 2022 - Golden State 130 vs. - May 18, 2022 - Golden State 112 vs. - May 20, 2022 - Golden State 126 vs. - May 22, 2022 - Golden State 109 vs. One thing to keep an eye out for is Maxi Kleber's foul situation as he currently sits at four. After three quarters it's looking more and more like Dallas' high-powered offense is just too much for the Warriors as the Mavericks lead 99-70.

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr made an impassioned plea to take stronger action against gun violence in the United States after 19 children and ...

"We're going to try to play the game. The game is not going to be canceled. "We're going to play the game tonight. How would you feel if this happened to you today?" "There's 50 Senators right now who refuse to vote on H.R. 8, which is a background check rule that the House passed a couple years ago. I'm so tired of getting up here and offering condolences to the devastated families that are out there ... I'm tired of the moments of silence.