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Sportscaster Joe Castellano talks to a variety of sports figures from around the country about the latest news. These in-depth conversations take you inside the personalities of the people involved in the sports we love to watch, listen and read about.
Tim Kawakami is the editor-in-chief for the San Francisco Bay Area edition of The Athletic. He joins us to chat about the Warriors win over the Mavericks in game one of the NBA Western Conference Finals.
Kawakami gives his thoughts on why the Warriors took care of business on Wednesday in a very different way than how they beat the Grizzlies in the second round of the playoffs. We discuss the value of
Andrew Wiggins and Kevon Looney to the Dubs and take a guess at what adjustments Jason Kidd and the Mavericks might make the rest of the series. Tim also explains why The Athletic has been successful and details some of his philosophies on covering sports in the Bay Area.
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On the Sunday off day between games 3 and 4 of the Western Conference Finals in Portland, Steve Kerr, Draymond Green and 
Steph Curry talked to the media. Joe Castellano had brief questions and answers from all 
three that you will hear in today’s special Dubs OT podcast.
Andre Iguodala stole the ball from Damian Lillard and the Warriors held on to beat the Blazers to take a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference Finals. Steve Kerr said that the Dubs were “outplayed” and that Golden State “stole” 
one after his team came back from a 17-point deficit for the win. The Warriors don’t seem to miss Kevin Durant so far, but do they need him going forward? We tackle that question and talk about the Steph Curry/Seth Curry matchup.
The Warriors took out the Rockets in 6 games and now it’s on to the Western Conference Finals. With Kevin Durant healing from a calf injury, the Splash Brothers combined for 60 points. Steph Curry was held scoreless in the first half, but scored 33 points in the second half to lead 
the Dubs. Klay Thompson chipped in with 27 points and the bench made a major impact for the first time in the playoffs. Joe and Ray discuss game 6 and get you ready for the next series against either Portland or Denver.
The Warriors missed a bunch of layups and lacked a sense of urgency as the Rockets evened up the series at two games apiece. Golden State is lamenting the fact that they got outshot from the 3-point line and lost the offensive rebounding battle in two close games in 
Houston. Game 4 featured another great performance by James Harden with PJ Tucker making his presence felt in many ways.
In game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals both the Rockets and Warriors saw top players go out with injuries and return. James Harden battled back after getting hit in the eyes. Steph 
Curry played after dislocating a finger on his left hand. In the end, Golden State won another close game at home to go up 2-0 in the series which is headed back to Houston on Saturday for game 3. Ray and Joe dissect game 2 and the series so far.
The Warriors took game 1 of their playoff series with the LA Clippers 121-104. Joe and Ray talk about Steph Curry’s 38 point performance, the ejections of Kevin Durant and Patrick Beverley and what to expect in game 2 on Monday night in Oakland.
