After nearly two decades on the road with NBA teams, he appreciated the chance to reconnect with his oldest son, Elijah, then a standout guard for the Lobos. [...] a highly touted graduate transfer, Elijah Brown is pleased the Warriors have a seven-day break before hosting Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals Tuesday night against the Jazz or Clippers. The extra time affords Mike Brown, Golden State's acting head coach while Steve Kerr seeks a solution to his chronic pain, more time to advise his son. "I've been pulling a little double duty," Brown said with a chuckle after practice Saturday. With Utah and L.A. set to play Game 7 of their first-round series Sunday afternoon at Staples Center, Golden State is free to rest achy muscles, prepare for both potential opponents and, of course, tend to non-NBA responsibilities. Players have become accustomed to the chaos of an 82-game regular season. Since the NBA playoffs expanded from 12 to 16 teams in 1984, the Warriors have had only one other break this long between games. In 2015, in the wake of a seven-day hiatus after sweeping New Orleans in the first round, Golden State beat Memphis in six games on its way to its first NBA...