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James Harden had no idea he had started the game so badly as he reflected on the Houston Rockets' hard-fought win over the Utah Jazz in the NBA playoffs. The Rockets prevailed 104-101 on Saturday to move 3-0 up in the best-of-seven series, the Western Conference's fourth seeds looking a safe bet to advance to the semi-finals, where a potential meeting with two-time defending champions the Golden State Warriors awaits. Reigning league MVP Harden has enjoyed another remarkable scoring season but he went 0-for-15 in this game before belatedly finding his range, finishing with 22 points, 10 assists and four rebounds. Continue to Article

April 21, 2019 5:54:am EST

It was a given that upon returning to the NBA last month, Andrew Bogut would be older and wiser. Bogut is much the same player as when he spent four years with the Warriors, from 2012 to 2016, but he is not the same man. Bogut has spent the last year or so decluttering himself of extraneous mental and emotional baggage, stripping away some of the personal strife that agitated stress levels and occasionally made him cranky. Continue to Article

April 20, 2019 8:07:pm EST

LOS ANGELES -- Andre Iguodala has one more year left on his contract, but Warriors coach Steve Kerr believes the 16-year NBA veteran isn't close to being done. "I think he can play beyond this contract if he really wants," Kerr said after practice Saturday morning. Despite his NBA mileage, Iguodala, 34, continues to be a key contributor, averaging 10.7 points, 4.7 assists and 4.0 rebounds in the postseason, making good on the three-year, $48 million deal he signed with the Warriors in 2017. Continue to Article

April 20, 2019 8:02:pm EST

Joel Embiid takes shot at Warriors after 76ers take 3-1 lead over Nets originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com It's time to come to terms with the fact that the 3-1 jokes are never going to stop. The Warriors entered the NBA playoffs as the odds-on favorite to win their third straight NBA championship, and yet all anyone wants to talk about is the 2016 NBA Finals. Earlier this week, the Breaking T-shirt company trolled the Warriors for blowing a 31-point lead to the Clippers in Game 2 of their first-round series with special shirts. Continue to Article

April 20, 2019 7:31:pm EST