Sam Amick
Senior NBA Writer at The Athletic
Senior NBA Writer, The Athletic, via USA TODAY, Sports Illustrated, FanHouse, The Sacramento Bee; VP of @ProHoopsWriters. E-mail: [email protected].
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6 days ago |
nytimes.com | Sam Amick
OKLAHOMA CITY - The best part about covering NBA basketball in the plains is the courtside seat. If you're lucky enough to win the press row lottery for an Oklahoma City game, as was the case for yours truly for this 149-106 Thunder rout over the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of the West semifinals on Wednesday night, then you sit so close that you can see the kinds of details that typically require a VR headset to enjoy these days. Or a few thousand bucks for a ticket.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Sam Amick
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Denver Nuggets truly don't care that Draymond Green is bothered by their new slogan. Or Baron Davis, for that matter. Yes, they know that "We Believe" was the official mantra of the legendary Golden State Warriors team that upset the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks as a No. 8 seed in 2007, and which included Davis as the star point guard.
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1 week ago |
nba.com | Sam Amick
Editor’s Note: Read more NBA coverage from The Athletic here. The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NBA or its teams. ***HOUSTON — In fairness to Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob, this was the farthest thing from a victory lap.
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1 week ago |
basketball.realgm.com | Sam Amick
The Golden State Warriors bought low trading for Jimmy Butler ahead of the trade deadline with the risk coming from his two-year, $121 million extension that runs through the 26-27 season and were rewarded with a playoff berth and first round win over the Houston Rockets. The Warriors missed the playoffs in 2024 and were floundering after a fast start to the season before trading for Butler. “Yeah, there were (concerns about Butler),” Joe Lacob said.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Sam Amick
HOUSTON - In fairness to Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob, this was the farthest thing from a victory lap. He was standing still, for starters, playing the role of head cheerleader in the corner of the Toyota Center court where the players whose massive paychecks he covers were practically skipping back to the visitors' locker room to celebrate their Game 7 finish over the Houston Rockets.
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Jokic’s last three games… Overall: 21 of 68 (30.8%) * 57.6% regular season Threes: 4 of 22 (18.1%) * 41.7% regular season Points: 21.3 per * 29.6 regular season Assists: 5 per * 10.2 reg season (He’s also averaging 5.7 turnovers in the series, up from 2.3 in season)
Shades of Lakers-Nuggets in the Bubble with this OKC defense that has Joker struggling. Still never seen anyone bother him like Dwight Howard did back then.
