OAKLAND, CALIF. — After four straight years of facing LeBron James and Cleveland in the NBA Finals, this feels refreshing for the two-time defending champion Warriors.
“For sure,” Shaun Livingston said with a smile of taking on the Toronto Raptors, “for sure, we’ll leave it right there.”
Off to Toronto, finally a fresh team that’s tops from the East. Golden State is embracing every part of this new-look — well, the other half of it, at least — finals.
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“I love it,” Stephen Curry said Monday following Golden State’s first game-planning practice ahead of the series opener Thursday night in Toronto.