“This was not a championship group. But we have champions.”
LOS ANGELES — Steph Curry refused to believe it was over until the math just didn’t add up. After all he’s done on the playoff stage, how could you blame him?
He and his teammates who’ve won four titles together had fallen into unfamiliar territory: Out of the playoffs before the Finals for the first time since 2014, the year of a first-round loss that taught Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson how to win together.The Warriors’ Big Three won’t count the dismal 2020 or 2021 seasons because they weren’t competing together due to major injuries. That’s because despite this unexpected series loss to L.A.
Much has been made of the Warriors’ dynasty ending with a playoff loss. That chatter only got louder as the 2022 championship vibes were quickly ruined when video leaked of Green punching young Jordan Poole in training camp. Then an 0-5 road record to start the season spiraled into a disjointed mess of unexplained extended absences, costly injuries and an an uncomfortable truth that the non-core players weren’t producing or getting opportunities to reach the level needed.
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