This Golden State Warriors-Los Angeles Lakers playoff matchup has been a rivalry for the...
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry in the fourth quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals against the Los Angeles Lakers in San Francisco, Calif., Wednesday, May 10, 2023. The Warriors won the game 121-106 and trail the Lakers 3-2 in the series.When this second-round series between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors started, Lakers coach Darvin Ham almost snorted at the concept of a rivalry.
But in some ways this matchup has been a rivalry for the hearts and minds of Californians. For West Coast basketball. But over the past 10 years, the Warriors have created their own huge fan base. All over the country and the world, and also here on the West Coast. A decade of brilliance, six trips to the Finals, four championship rings and a transcendent, generational player has created a competing wave of fandom.
Earlier in these playoffs Steve Kerr gave an eloquent explanation of the Curry effect. He said that every time he sits down to a dinner with his good friend and mentor Gregg Popovich, the Spurs’ head coach will fill everyone’s wine glass and say, “Here’s to Tim Duncan.” “Remove Steph from the equation, and I’m not coaching here for a decade,” Kerr said. “I would have been fired a long time ago. That’s how this works. Every superstar has this type of impact, and it goes so far beyond the wins and the losses. What it does for the brand, the city, the joy, the interest.”
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