SAN FRANCISCO — Draymond Green, the engine of a veteran-led defense that is slowly letting go of the playoff rope, delivered the bluntest postgame statement about his Golden State Warriors and ...

In eight playoff games, the Golden State Warriors have held their opponents to under 95 points a total of four times, all of which produced wins. That is of no coincidence, considering that ...

SAN FRANCISCO – When Stephen Curry limped off the floor in the first half of Game 1 in the Warriors' Western Conference ... Golden State played one half of great defense but only one quarter ...

The passing, cutting and dazzling ball movement that defines them at their best was being stifled by Houston’s rangy, rugged defense. One of the ways the Warriors measure their offense is assist ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors, when they needed them most, couldn’t get shots to fall to save their lives. Both metaphorically and potentially in the series. Despite falling behind to the ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Playoff Jimmy showed up, as did the Warriors’ best-in-class defense, but the night ended with Draymond Green on the bench, a few seats down from Stephen Curry. And that was the ...

Oh, yes, and zone defense, too. Which brings us to the Warriors-Rockets first-round series. Nearly a quarter-century after illegal defense was eliminated, we have a playoff series that is being ...

The Wolves present similar issues. Gobert feasted on smaller ... and the Wolves have too much to throw at a very good Warriors team. The Wolves' defense was stifling in their first matchup ...

He also has helped Draymond Green lift the Warriors' defense to first in the league. "I mean if Jimmy's out, we have to rethink everything," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said after Game 2.

Missing Jimmy Butler, the Warriors relied on their depth and defense, while the Rockets couldn't contain Stephen Curry or buy a bucket late in the contest. By night's end, one team's poise and a ...