It’s a sort of pre-All-Star weekend — in Oakland

TNT hosted a conference call and webcast Thursday morning aimed at talking about its All-Star weekend coverage. Later Thursday, during TNT's telecast of the Knicks-Pistons game, analysts Reggie Miller and Chris Webber turned their attentions to Saturday's matchup in Oakland. The NBA community has been waiting for more than three months for this matchup: a star-studded tilt between the league's top two offenses and a game that added another layer of drama this week when it was reported that the Warriors are the favorites to land Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant this summer. During the league's longest active winning streak (eight games), the Warriors are averaging 123 points per game. Oklahoma City has won 12 of 13 and has averaged 120.3 points during a five-game winning streak. Ain't no player in the NBA faster than him going downhill. Curry and Westbrook won't be matched up one-on-one throughout the game, but when the point guards are going at it, they should provide highlights fitting the stage. With hordes of celebrities and national media in the Bay Area for Super Bowl 50, the Warriors have had to add auxiliary press seating grander than what was used during the 2015 NBA...