Festus Ezeli
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4.3K12Warriors lollygag their way to 18-point win in Kobe Bryant’s last game at Oracle
This game was pretty weird. For anyone who’s been attending games at Oracle for any length of time, especially fans lucky enough to watch one of the several rollicking Warriors/Lakers matchups back when Kobe Bryant was in his prime and juiced to play in one of his favorite arenas, hearing Warriors fans chant his first […]
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3.9K16Warriors worried a lot about how Bucks acted, but defense and rotations should be a concern
The Milwaukee Bucks are the second-youngest team in the league, only older than the one-win Philadelphia 76ers. The Bucks are the kind of team with enough talent to make things interesting on any given night … along with the consistency, decision-making and long-range shooting of a team that could lose by 18 to the Lakers. […]
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3.3K8“You could tell that this means something to us.” — Warriors win playoff-like thriller over Clippers
Take a deep breath and remember … it’s only the fifth game of the season. There are many more wild rides to come for the Warriors and Clippers, perhaps in games against each other (or even a playoff series, perish the thought), but tonight’s contest — a 112-108 win for Golden State over perhaps not […]
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3.4K1Draymond Green on NBA champs: “We’re still hungry”
This season will be thick with clichés. The Warriors will have to fight against what Pat Riley described as “the disease of more.” They’ll get “everyone’s best shot.” Instead of being the hunter, they’ll be the hunted. It’s going to get tedious for the players, coaches and execs, but they’ll take it because those clichés are […]
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3.1K12Andrew Bogut interrupts Festus Ezeli interview, makes it much better (video)
It was pretty cool that Andrew Bogut, who played just three minutes over the last three games, seemed so happy in the locker room after the Warriors clinched their first title in 40 years. I was interviewing Festus Ezeli, who had 10 points, 4 rebounds and a block in 11 minutes, trying to get him […]
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3.4K16Curry’s worst game of the season sinks Warriors in Game 2, but his confidence remains
LeBron James out-scored, out-rebounded and out-assisted everyone else on the floor. Sure, he only made 31.4% of his shots, but he was positively brilliant compared to the NBA MVP in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Stephen Curry made 5-of-23 (21.7%). He was 2-of-15 (13.3%) on threes. He turned it over six times. He couldn’t corral […]
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3.2K2NBA Finals Game 1 Warriors notes: “Strength in Numbers” isn’t just a slogan
A lot of people billed this series as LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry, and if that was the case then the Cavs were the clear victors — even though Curry was hardly disappointing with 26 points, eight assists and four rebounds, as well as several key free throws in overtime after not getting to the line […]
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3.2K9Biggie Smalls: Curry scores 34, Warriors win exciting Game 1
It’s rare that heavily-discussed individual matchups live up to the hype. A certain recent prize fight comes to mind, although in that case everyone should’ve known better. Stephen Curry and James Harden don’t guard each other, but the two MVP candidates put on a great show in a game where the Rockets dominated early and the […]
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4.8KFor Warriors and Festus Ezeli, patience is paying off at the right time
Remember when the Warriors were supposedly interested in JaVale McGee as possible insurance for Andrew Bogut? Chris Broussard had a source and everything! McGee’s contract demands might have made that a non-starter, but in reality the Warriors have had one of the better backup centers in the league for about a month now. “I’m getting […]
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3.2K6Curry renews MVP push, Draymond pushes buttons, Warriors get 50th win
It’s weird to go from reading about the 49ers’ incessant craziness to watching the Warriors’ pleasant dominance in the same day. After finishing their longest, coldest, toughest road trip with a record of 3-3, Golden State is getting back into their regular groove. The Warriors beat Milwaukee by nine, routed Dallas and took a 19-point lead […]
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3.2K10Warriors get Jacked up by Jarrett’s game-winner, despite 30 points from Bogut + Ezeli
This was one weird game, for a few reasons. 1. Klay Thompson was horrible offensively. Simply awful. He shot 3-for-17, made 1-of-9 threes, and it seemed worse. 2. Besides Stephen Curry’s 18-point fourth quarter, the Warriors’ offense was center-driven. 3. It never seemed like Golden State was going to lose this game, until they did. […]
