Monday night, Steph Curry told Chris Paul “This ain’t 2014 no more!” after fighting through him for an and-one. Maybe not, but in 2023 the Golden State Warriors are still jockeying with the Los Angeles Clippers for playoff position. LA’s roster has completely turned over, but somehow, Golden State is still battling Kawhi Leonard, Russell Westbrook, and Eric Gordon. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Well, not so much in the Eastern Conference. There, the third-seeded Philadelphia 76ers and battling the fourth-place Cleveland Cavaliers, part of a rivalry that’s basically never existed.