It was midway through the third quarter. The Warriors had just called a timeout up by two, 58-56. My brother turns to me and asks, “if someone had shown you a photo of this moment in 2013, would you have believed it?”
In short, no. But who would? Both these teams have had unbelievable journeys. The Warriors had just made their first playoff appearance since the 2006-07 “We Believe” Warriors, which at that time in 2007 was the best story in basketball and the pinnacle for 2000s era Warriors fandom. They pulled off the first round upset against the third seed Nuggets in six games before falling to San Antonio in the following round.