52 MINS AGO - The Golden State Warriors could make a surprise trade deadline deal, and one hot name is the Mavericks second-year point guard Dennis Smith Jr. It seems the Dallas Mavericks have given up on Dennis Smith Jr. The 21-year-old will be replaced by Rookie of the Year candidate Luka Doncic. Should the Golden State Warriors trade […] Is Dennis Smith Jr. a potential trade target for Golden State? - Blue Man Hoop - Blue Man Hoop - A Golden State Warriors Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Collapse

8 HRS AGO - The champs welcome their first superstar big man in decades as they face the reborn Clippers in Los Angeles. Many moons ago, the giants of the game wore Warriors uniforms. Titans like Wilt Chamberlain, Nate Thurmond, and Robert Parish domineered over the hardwood, gobbling rebounds, rejecting shots and scoring at will under the basket. And then, they were gone. For decades the Warriors were cursed to suffer in search of a legitimate talent at center. It wasn’t until the Splash Bros-era that the Warriors were finally able to work around that dilemma, but the team has always pined for that Man in the Middle. Until now. The “Boogie Man” cometh! Game Details WHO: Golden State Warriors (31-14) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (24-20) WHEN: Friday, January 18th @ 7:30 PM WHERE: Staples Center WATCH: NBCSBA, FSPT, ESPN RADIO: 95.7 The Game Buddy Blog: Clips Nation DeMarcus “Boogie” Cousins is making his highly anticipated return from his devastating Achilles injury and joins a Warriors team in Collapse

12 HRS AGO - The champs still hold a firm grip over the hearts of the league as ESPN’s panel of experts give them plenty of love in a series of mid-season polls. ESPN’s panel of experts teamed up to give their midseason votes on how the season is going to turn out, and the Golden State Warriors are predicted as the dominant favorite going forward. In the West, the experts believe the back-to-back reigning champions are a sure lock to win their fourth straight conference title. The Dubs took 97% of the first place votes in this category. The only other team in the conference to receive first place votes were the Houston Rockets, the team that took Golden State to the brink of elimination last postseason before missing hella three-pointers in a row and vanishing. In terms of the overall title picture, ESPN made note of a divergence of opinion between their two projection systems. “Projection systems are split on just how strong Golden State’s title chances are. FiveThirtyEight gives the Warriors Collapse

18 HRS AGO - The champs delivered the final victory of the Pre-Cousins era to a grateful Oracle Arena. It was the game before “Boogie”, and all throughout Oracle Pelicans were flying, Mirotic was balling historical But as usually happens, New Orleans ran out of breath And were hunted down by Looney, Green, Durant and Curry It’s tough to pick a single standout on nights where the Golden State Warriors fuse together into a war machine like they did against the New Orleans Pelicans in a rousing 147-140 win. I’ll need your help Dub Nation. Perhaps we should start with the young Splash King Stephen Curry for activating a “Curry Flurry” in the third quarter. His scoring barrage kept the casket door from closing on the weary-legged champions, almost single-handedly erasing a 17 point deficit. He invigorated his teammates and sparked the crowd to playoff level intensity; poor New Orleans has been on the wrong end of so much joy weaponizing in Oracle over the years. 23 points, 7 threes... just in the Collapse

22 HRS AGO - Golden State’s three-point shooting, and total scoring output were of note against the Pelicans. The Golden State Warriors impressive comeback victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night was a lot of things: It was fun.It was compelling. It was dramatic. And it was also a bit historic. The Warriors had an offensive explosion, and it stood out, even for a team that’s full of offensive explosions. Golden State poured in 147 points against the Pelicans, just one night after raining in 142 against the Denver Nuggets, which made them the first team in nearly a decade to hit the 140 mark in consecutive games. Per @bball_ref, the Warriors are the first team to score at least 140 points in consecutive games since the Phoenix Suns did so in three-straight games from Feb. 17-20, 2009. The Warriors last posted back-to-back 140-point games from Jan. 20-27, 1967 (three-straight).— Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) January 17, 2019 The Dubs will take on the Los Angeles Clippers on Collapse

1 DAY AGO - The Golden State Warriors have one of the league’s worst benches. It doesn’t come as a shocker to most when they hear that the Golden State Warriors have a bottom-five bench in the NBA. After all, it’s what they deserve after spending much of their cap on their starting lineup. That said, it doesn’t necessarily […] Golden State Warriors: 3 bench pieces to target in the trade market - Blue Man Hoop - Blue Man Hoop - A Golden State Warriors Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Collapse

1 DAY AGO - The Warriors unleashed one of their best Strength in Numbers regular season games on the eve of the return of DeMarcus Cousins The Golden State Warriors overcame a spirited effort from the New Orleans Pelicans to win 147-140. It was a dramatic win as the Warriors overcame 17-point deficits in both the first and second halves to storm back for the victory. Stephen Curry led all scorers with 41 points and drilled 9 shots from beyond the arc. Kevin Durant added 30, and Klay Thompson had 17. Draymond Green had a monster game with 17 points, 14 assists, and 6 rebounds, and made 4-of-7 from downtown. Yes, that’s right folks, Green’s jump shot was on FIRE. First Half Early on the Pellies were eager to push the pace, knowing the Warriors were fresh off of a track meet in Denver the night before. The Warriors were content to run as well, skipping out to a 21-14 advantage. Quickly though, their tired legs started to show as they failed to get into New Orleans’ shooters on the perimeter. The Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Golden State’s rival has yet to fully recover from an injury suffered the last time the two teams met. The Golden State Warriors have gotten very used to seeing LeBron James over the last few years, and NBA fans have grown accustomed to watching one of the best teams of all time face off against one of the best players of all time. Unfortunately, it appears that won’t happen this week. The Warriors are set to visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday for a nationally televised showdown. But James, who has missed 11 games with a groin injury, is unlikely to play. The Lakers ruled James out of the team’s next two games (Thursday and Saturday), but cleared him to resume practice next week. LeBron James has been cleared to return to Lakers practice next week and progress toward playing after that.— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 16, 2019 While that doesn’t technically rule him out for Monday, there’s virtually no chance that the Lakers would let James play a game the day he Collapse

1 DAY AGO - The champs had a great game and some funny words after they demolished the alleged “Best of the West” The Warriors (30-14) made sure the Nuggets (29-14) don’t get any funny ideas and forget this is still about the long game. It was before Tuesday, and it is now. Nothing that happened in this one — not even a Nuggets win — was going to change that. If there was any kind of silly notion the Nuggets should be positioning themselves for a title run this season, the Warriors crushed it with a merciless and incomparable 51-point first quarter, an NBA record. It was the best I’ve ever seen a basketball team play, at any level, with any players, anywhere. There’s not an open window as long as the Warriors are the Warriors — not for the Nuggets, not for anybody. Paul Klee for the Colorado Gazette K L A Y @NBCSAuthentic pic.twitter.com/rl2r74px4f— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) January 16, 2019 Normally I’m the scribe who portrays the power of the Golden Empire as the Collapse