Steve Kerr sat on the dais after Game 6 of his team’s second round series against the Lakers in a position he had never been in before as head coach of the Golden State Warriors — on the losing side of a Western Conference playoffs series. Kerr has had some ups and downs as the Warriors head man, but every time his team had made the playoffs, they’d made it all the way to the NBA Finals.
Six appearances, six Finals trips, four championships. Quite the astonishing feat. This time, however, it was not to be.