“You can’t take it for granted,” Curry said after the West title series. That was the beginning of six finals appearances in eight years, the two exceptions being when injuries and a roster reset kept them from the playoffs in 20. The other name on that list is Kerr - who did it with Golden State in 2015, the start of this run of greatness from the Warriors. Eddie Gottlieb (1947 Philadelphia Warriors), Buddy Jeanette (1948 Baltimore Bullets), John Kundla (1949 Minneapolis Lakers), George Senesky (1956 Philadelphia Warriors), Paul Westhead (1980 Los Angeles Lakers), Pat Riley (1982 Los Angeles Lakers), Tyronn Lue (2016 Cleveland Cavaliers) and Nick Nurse (2019 Toronto Raptors) are eight of the coaches who have pulled off the feat. Udoka has a chance to become the 10th coach to win a title in his first season. They’re 12-4 in the playoffs, getting through Denver, Memphis and Dallas to get to the title round. The Celtics rolled on Golden State’s home floor in the rematch on March 16, winning 110-88 in the game in which Curry injured his foot - and that’s where his regular season ended.Ĭurry was ready to go for the playoffs. Golden State won at Boston 111-107 on Dec. Hopefully, we can get healthy and have a few days of really good prep and be ready to go on Thursday.” “So, if you can get a little bit of a break, it’s very meaningful. “I’ve said it many times: You go to the finals, it’s almost a two-month journey filled with stress and fatigue and everything else,” said Kerr, who gave his team Friday and Saturday off before bringing them back to work Sunday. It’s also a rematch of the 1964 finals, when Bill Russell and the Celtics topped the Warriors in five games. “That was the biggest thing, defending.”īucks make hiring of Adrian Griffin official, plan news conference for Tuesday We made a commitment on the defensive end,” said Celtics forward Al Horford, who, after 141 playoff games, is headed to the NBA Finals for the first time. The Celtics got there the hard way, winning Game 7 in Miami on Sunday night to capture the East. The Warriors have been waiting for an opponent since this past Thursday after needing only five games to beat Dallas for the West title. The teams split their two regular-season meetings, each winning on the other’s home floor.
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The title matchup is set: It’ll be Udoka and the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics facing Kerr and the Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors, a series that begins Thursday night in San Francisco.
Ime Udoka and Steve Kerr played for Popovich with of the San Antonio Spurs, both served as assistant coaches under him, and neither makes any effort to hide the affinity they have for the NBA’s career victory leader.Īnd now, Udoka and Kerr are about to go head-to-head - in the NBA Finals. MIAMI (AP) - Somewhere, Gregg Popovich must be pleased.
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