LOS ANGELES — Stephen Curry sat on the Warriors' bench, legs aching and mind finally beginning to settle on the reality of the night — no trip to June, no pointing at a ring finger to a shell-shocked crowd.
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The night illustrated the underrated quality of this Warriors bunch for their entire run to date. Branded as front-runners who can outshoot and out-talent opponents, they are the most resilient bunch this league has had to offer in decades. “I left my guys in the locker room and you could see the looks in their eyes, just the combination of fatigue and disappointment,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “And they think at the same time, just a level of you know we really gave it a push. They’re champions for a reason.”
One could surmise he and James swapped narratives and realities in this series: James was the man who had strength in numbers, while Curry was the one who stood alone. Curry’s splash brother, Klay Thompson, left him feeling like an only child after his own disastrous series. Thompson, who’s up for an extension this summer, missed open shot after open shot — with his legs looking dead after playing every other day for nearly a month now.
Little did they know the Western Conference would shake out the way it has, where it certainly appears the field was wide open for whomever had the gumption to make moves for the now as opposed to being infatuated with the future.that will prevent big-spending teams from going deeper into their coffers, it'll be harder to maintain, let alone improve with vets who want to be paid for what they've done and what they hope to do.
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