Tonight, the Golden State Warriors began the Western Conference Finals without Kevin Durant on the roster. The last time they did that, the Warriors actually played against KD. Back then, the Thunder came close to beating Golden State, going up 3-1 against them.
Quite a bit has changed, since then, with Golden State remaining one of the NBA’s top teams. For the second straight season, the Warriors only had the league’s second-best record. This year, the Bucks are the top team in the NBA, record-wise.
Another surprise team, the Portland Trail Blazers, finally lived up to the goals Damian Lillard set, two years ago. Back then, he said he wanted his team to win over 50 games and go to the Conference Finals. After being down by 17, the Blazers have rallied back to six, but Steph Curry’s eight three pointers has Twitter going.
