News Flash: Warriors Heading to Playoffs (and the Earth Is Round, Too)

Stop the presses! The Golden State Warriors are going to the playoffs. With a record of 49-9, the team has clinched a berth with a mind-boggling 24 games to play. It sealed the deal on Saturday, Feb. 25, the earliest date ever. Last year’s record-breaking team did not wrap up the playoffs until Feb. 27. Sorry, Sacramento and Portland,…

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In Warriors’ Rout of Cavaliers, a Big Dose of Catharsis

OAKLAND, Calif. — An evening of collective catharsis for many basketball fans here reached its most satisfying apex in the form of a forearm shiver. Midway through the second quarter, Draymond Green, no stranger to contact or controversy, prevented the forward progress of LeBron James by throwing the full weight of his 230-pound frame into the general vicinity of…

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