Cousins ‘pain-free’ but uncertain for Finals opener
Cousins suffered the torn left quad in only his second career NBA playoff game but the 28-year-old big man has recovered in time to give Kerr another option when the defending NBA champions face host...
View ArticleWarriors eye 3-peat, Raptors chase first title
“I like the energy we’re coming in with for game one,” - Stephen Curry
View ArticleCanada unites in ‘Jurassic Park’
“These are the passionate fans,” said Jay Prateek, who lives in a condo in a nearby high-rise. “It’s crazy. It’s a lot of fun just because the atmosphere is so much fun. You have the chance to be part...
View ArticleNBA: D’Antoni ends contract extension talks
D'Antoni, who remains under contract for the 2019-20 season, said recently he hoped to coach in Houston for three more years.
View ArticleNBA: Roaring start by Raptors
Siakam scored a playoff career-high 32 points and the Raptors made a smashing NBA Finals debut, beating the Golden State Warriors 118-109 on Thursday night.
View ArticleWarriors down but not out
Seeking their third consecutive title and fourth crown in five years, the Warriors had won 12 consecutive playoff series openers before falling 118-109 Thursday, gaining hard-earned wisdom for Sunday’s...
View ArticleWarriors level NBA Finals
The Warriors, seeking a third consecutive title and fourth in five seasons, held off a late Raptors charge to even the best-of-seven series at 1-1 as the scene shifts to California for games three and...
View ArticleAnalysis: ‘Strength in Numbers’ paying off big for Warriors
It's a catchy phrase on shirts, for sure, and it's emblazoned plenty of places for all to see – even on one shoulder of Stephen Curry's gray sweat suit, with the NBA Finals logo on the other side. But...
View ArticleDurant can play on one practice – Kerr
Sunday’s second game of the Warriors’ best-of-seven championship series against Toronto marks the seventh consecutive playoff game Durant has missed after sparking Golden State to the past two NBA crowns.
View ArticleThompson questionable, Looney out for injury-hit Warriors
The setbacks are the latest bad news for the injury-hit defending NBA champions, who are level with Toronto at 1-1 in the best-of-seven final entering games three and four this week in California.
View ArticleKawhi Leonard sues Nike over rights to his logo
The suit was filed on a travel day for the NBA Finals; Leonard and the Raptors flew to Oakland, California on Monday to begin preparing for Game 3 of the title series against the Golden State Warriors,...
View ArticleRatings for Game 2 of NBA Finals up a bit
Ratings will likely remain down from last year’s numbers throughout the series, because Canadian viewership does not factor into the formula and because these are the first finals since 2010 without...
View ArticleRaptors’ box and one D effective
"Everybody is making fun of me about it, right?" Nurse said Tuesday. "I was just trying to come up with something to stop them."
View ArticleDurant out, Thompson uncertain for NBA Finals game three
"I would do anything I can to be out there, but it's all in their hands. If there's any pain, it will be a no-go just because of the position we're in," - Klay Thompson #NBA
View ArticleAinge back at work after ‘mild’ heart attack
"My role's not going to change." - Danny Ainge #NBA
View ArticleRaptors take 2-1 NBA Finals lead
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard, Danny Green and Kyle Lowry kept finding answers for every big shot by Stephen Curry and the beat-up Warriors, and the Toronto Raptors grabbed a pivotal road win in...
View ArticleNBA: Durant out for Game 4, Thompson returning
"It just sucks missing a finals game. This is what we work our whole lives for. But I would rather miss one game than an entire series." - Klay Thompson #NBA
View ArticleLowry praised for calm after shove by Warriors investor
"I don't care who he is. If he had a billion dollars or zero dollars, there's no room for that in our game," - Raptors guard Fred VanVleet #NBA
View ArticleRaptors reach brink of first NBA title
"Just (got to) be patient, come in focused and ready to play defense and make some shots," - Kawhi Leonard #NBA
View ArticleState of calamity for GSW
Golden State coach Steve Kerr is fond of saying that the Warriors have seen everything in their five-year run as the best team in the NBA.
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