Warriors make history, sweep Spurs to reach 3rd straight Finals
Warriors make history, sweep Spurs to reach 3rd straight Finals SAN ANTONIO — Early in the second quarter Monday night, as the AT&T Center big screen showed the Warriors' Draymond Green crumpling to the floor, a capacity crowd rained down a chorus of boos. After looking to pass on the left wing, Green had treated a slight bump to the face from Jonathon Simmons' left elbow like a knockout blow. The textbook flop, dramatic even by Green's standards, was convincing enough to draw the foul call. In capping its Western Conference finals sweep of the Spurs with a 129-115 victory, Golden State amplified an important question: The Warriors are the first team in NBA history to start a postseason 12-0. Though admittedly depleted, a San Antonio club that won 61 regular-season games threatened Golden State only in Game 1 — a matchup in which the Spurs squandered a 23-point, third-quarter lead. [...] the Warriors have nine days before their third straight NBA Finals appearance to iron out their few nagging miscues before facing either Cleveland or Boston; the Cavaliers lead the East finals 2-1. "In this league, this stuff is hard to come by," Warriors forward Kevin Durant said of...
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