Draymond Green

The Warriors have earned their optimism fair and fervently this time. So when I asked Stephen Curry on Friday if this franchise has the players to win a championship soon, he didn't need to offer any bit of massaged truth. "I think so -- I mean, we're...

Trey Burke thought he had it all. Trailing by three with just over five minutes left, a clean block of Louisville's Peyton Siva in the NCAA title game was going to give Michigan a chance to tie the game in the final minutes. Instead, Burke was...

Former Gophers forward Trevor Mbakwe arrived Thursday at the doorstep of his dreams -- the annual combine for the NBA draft's top prospects -- after admittedly taking the long way around. In a sweepstakes often won by the collegiate game's one-and-...

Writers from around the Tribune Co. will discuss which NBA playoff series has most captured their attention. Feel free to join the conversation by leaving a comment of your own. K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune If this answer isn't unanimously the...

There was a point in the third quarter of the Warriors-Spurs game Tuesday night when TV cameras caught Stephen Curry and Andrew Bogut on the bench. Steph was chewing his nails, Bogut appeared to be in discomfort, and the Dubs were trailing by 11. The...

One after another, the Warriors snuggled up to the party line. They talked about having faith, about avoiding conclusions and hoping, about waiting and seeing if Stephen Curry will be able to take the court Sunday. But their voices were soft and their...

The Sports Xchange By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange Spurs 102, Warriors 92 OAKLAND, Calif. - Danny Green and Tony Parker hit consecutive 3-pointers to stop a Golden State run and Manu Ginobili capped a big second half with a layup with 1:57 to go...

The Sports Xchange By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange Spurs respond on the road with win OAKLAND, Calif. -- When the Big Two became the Big Three again, the San Antonio Spurs re-established themselves as a Western Conference power on Friday night....

For all but a few minutes of the fourth quarter and overtime in Game 1, the Golden State Warriors have dominated the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference semifinals. The Warriors will be looking to take a 2-1 lead when the series shifts to Oakland,...

Replay shows like the spectacular, so it was no surprise that highlights of the Warriors' 100-91 Game 2 playoff win over San Antonio on Wednesday heavily featured Stephen Curry's first-quarter three-point shot, which he buried shooting off one leg....

The Sports Xchange NBA playoffs: Game 3 a jumpball for momentum Miami regained control of its Eastern Conference semifinals series on Wednesday, tying things up with the Chicago Bulls as the proceedings shift to Chicago. Thursday was largely a travel...

SAN ANTONIO _The Warriors got 34 points from Klay Thompson _ 29 in the first half_and 22 from Stephen Curry to beat the San Antonio Spurs 100-91 on Wednesday night, tying their playoff series and winning in San Antonio for the first time since February...