News Category: Golden State Warriors

Playoff seeding paramount as Pacers visit Warriors

The race for playoff positioning will intensify on Friday in San Francisco when the Golden State Warriors seek a season sweep against the Indiana Pacers, who are playing their second game on a five-game road swing. The Pacers (39-31) are in sixth place in the Eastern Conference, holding the last guaranteed playoff spot to avoid the play-in tournament, after a 122-103 rout over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. Pascal Siakam scored 25 points and grabbed

Cultures clash as sharp-shooting Warriors face defensive Knicks

The New York Knicks get a chance to demonstrate just how much their defense has improved when they get a rematch with the Golden State Warriors on Monday night, this time in San Francisco. The playoff hopefuls met Feb. 29 in New York, with the Warriors riding 31 points from Stephen Curry and 25 from Jonathan Kuminga to a 110-99 road win. Since then, the Knicks (40-27) have won five of seven, holding their opponents

Lakers host Warriors as both cling to play-in status

The Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers will meet Saturday in Los Angeles with both looking to further secure their status as top-10 teams in the Western Conference. The Warriors (34-31) have dropped three of their last four games while sitting in 10th place and holding the conference’s final play-in tournament spot. The Lakers have split their last four games and sit one spot and one full game ahead of the Warriors in the

Luka Doncic, still on a roll, leads Mavs against Warriors

Luka Doncic looks to continue his run of triple-doubles, likely without the possibility of Stephen Curry stealing the spotlight, when the Dallas Mavericks host the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. Doncic recorded a seventh straight triple-double with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 14 assists in a 127-92 road romp over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. He came up three points short of extending his NBA-record streak of 30-point triple-doubles. He had broken a

Spurs open season-high 8-game homestand with Warriors rematch

The San Antonio Spurs begin their longest homestand of the season when they host the short-handed Golden State Warriors on Monday in the second of a home-and-home series between the teams. The Spurs are expected to have back rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama, who missed San Antonio’s past two games with a right ankle injury. Golden State will still be without star guard Stephen Curry as he rehabs an ankle injury that’s expected to keep him

Missing top stars, Warriors, Spurs begin home-and-home pair

The San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors are expected to be missing some serious star power when they tip off a home-and-home series Saturday night in San Francisco. Spurs standout rookie Victor Wembanyama and Warriors superstar Stephen Curry both suffered right-ankle injuries this week, and both will likely miss the opener of the two-game set. Wembanyama’s mishap occurred Tuesday against the Houston Rockets. He was sent back to San Antonio for further examination and

Warriors, finally at full strength, host Bulls

Two teams coming off emotional wins get an opportunity to demonstrate which has more left in the tank when the Chicago Bulls visit the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night in San Francisco. The Bulls will be seeking a third straight win on their four-game Western swing after outfinishing the Utah Jazz 119-117 on the road in a tense affair Wednesday night. DeMar DeRozan had 29 points and Coby White 25 for Chicago, but they

Soaring Bucks visit hot Warriors to begin California swing

The Milwaukee Bucks continue a survey of the NBA’s Pacific Division, only this time on the road, when they open a four-game California swing against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night in San Francisco. The Bucks had played just three of their first 61 games against Pacific rivals until beating the Los Angeles Clippers 113-106 at home on Monday before heading west. Not only will the Bucks play four of the five Pacific teams

Celtics take aim at 11th straight win, host Warriors

Two lengthy winning streaks will be on the line when the Golden State Warriors visit the Boston Celtics on Sunday afternoon. Boston defeated the Dallas Mavericks 138-110 on Friday night to record the team’s 10th consecutive win. Jayson Tatum scored a team-high 32 points in the victory. It was the 22nd time Tatum has scored at least 30 points in a game this season. Tatum had plenty of help, however, as six other Celtics players

Warriors heating up, take on short-handed Knicks

As January ended, the New York Knicks looked like they might be ready to compete for their first championship in more than 50 years while the Golden State Warriors’ dynastic run appeared to be on fumes. Both teams will be in dramatically different positions Thursday night, when the Knicks host the Warriors in the teams’ first clash of the season. Each squad was off Wednesday after playing Tuesday, when the undermanned Knicks fell to the