According to the San Francisco Chronicle, each ring includes 6 carats of diamonds and sapphires, and more than 90 grams of 14-karat gold and 240 stones in total.
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There was speculation the Warriors would be content with last year’s title, but after an emotional pre-game ceremony inside a packed Oracle Arena where the team received its championship rings, they proved they were hungry for back-to-back championships.
Best case scenario: Well it’s no bold prediction to say the Warriors will win a title, so it’s safe to say they’ll be in contention again this year. Reigning MVP Steph Curry scored a game-high 40 points and seven assists to help the Warriors contain Anthony Davis and the Pelicans 111-95. After trailing by 12 points in the first quarter, the Pelicans rallied to take a 44-43 lead in the second quarter as the Warriors’ bench struggled.
Harrison Barnes, 23, is already building a history of delivering clutch playoff performances.
Obviously the Pelicans will only go as far as their superstar can take them, but he can’t do it alone; especially against the Warriors (The King knows how that turns out).
Golden State built a 10-point halftime lead and was never threatened the rest of the way to win its 19th straight home game dating to January 31 and match the franchise record set last season.
It’s only the first game of the season, but following their team’s 106-94 opening-night loss, Atlanta Hawks fans may want to prepare themselves for the possibility that this year’s group may end up nothing like the team that finished 60-22 in 2014-15. If they reach that level in such a short amount of time, no question Kidd will have earned another accolade for his work on the hardwood. Steph elevated his defensive game past year. He’s going to continue to do that. In my opinion, Klay is one of the best on-ball defenders in the game…. “It’s something I would have really liked to go to, to be honest with you guys”.
Worst case scenario: The Western Conference is only getting better, so if Jordan doesn’t gel with Paul, and Stephenson starts to give his teammates headaches, things could hit rock bottom pretty quickly. And they’re still not there yet.
The Warriors won the game easily on a night when Luke Walton remained the interim head coach. Jackson is also a believer and a pastor of a congregation in Southern California.
Stephen Curry’s 40-point opening night commanded center stage Tuesday night, but the Warriors’ center tandem wasn’t too shabby as a backup act.
It’s just that he isn’t close to a public guess-timation on a return.
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The man has been overlooked his entire life, from the college days where he chose Davidson as a Plan B only after being disappointed that Plan A, Virginia Tech, couldn’t make room for him on scholarship; the National Basketball Association beginnings in 2009, when he was there for the Golden State Warriors’ taking at No. 7 only after Blake Griffin, Hasheem Thabeet, James Harden, Tyreke Evans, Ricky Rubio, and Jonny Flynn were gone.
