"Welcome to the Finals," joked Steve Kerr on Friday, when the Golden State Warriors' morning shootaround was crammed to the gills with a crush of media members much more commonly seen in mid-June than in early February. While you can understand Kerr doing what he can to minimize the magnitude of his team's Friday meeting with the Atlanta Hawks — including photobombing ESPN.com's Marc Stein during a live shot: Oh hi, Steve Kerr. pic.twitter.com/CImJlTAAIq — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 6, 2015 ... you can also understand why so many people are so excited about — and so many cameras, recorders and notepads are out in honor of — the marquee matchup on deck at Philips Arena. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball ] The 41-9 Hawks vs. the 39-8 Warriors, marking the first time two teams with fewer than 10 losses have squared off this late in the season since the Cleveland Cavaliers took on the Los Angeles Lakers on Feb. 8, 2009 , according to the Elias Sports Bureau. (The Lakers won that game, and went on to win the championship.) Strength vs. strength, with both teams faring beautifully against their opposing...