S.F. Examiner: For Cleveland and St. Mary’s, 'Delly’ shuts down the MVP

By Art Spander
San Francisco Examiner

OAKLAND — He was hardly a surprise, this Matthew Dellavedova, who had a very large part in the Warriors' very large loss to the Cavaliers on Sunday night. He played his college ball maybe 20 miles from the Oracle, at St. Mary's, a gritty, talented kid who set scoring records and had his number retired.

That he went undrafted is yet another indication the guys who run the NBA are far from perfect. The man is physical and determined. In Game 2, his job was to slow down Stephen Curry, an assignment that left Dellavedova unfazed and Curry disenchanted.

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S.F. Examiner: Klay shakes rust after concussion

By Art Spander
San Francisco Examiner

OAKLAND — He missed his first three shots, which shouldn't have been a surprise since he was just cleared by doctors after a concussion and hadn't played in a basketball game for eight nights.

Then Klay Thompson made his next four, which also shouldn't have been a surprise. Such has been his offseason, finishing with 21 points in an up-and-down Game 1 in which he claimed to be feeling fine mentally and physically.

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RealClearSports: Speculation on LeBron: We Do Overkill Well

By Art Spander
For RealClearSports.com

Avery Johnson, the coach turned announcer, is "rooting for Cleveland.'' I'm rooting for a moratorium. Wishing there were not one mention of LeBron James until July. As if that's possible.

This will be the summer of our dyspepsia. We're going to be sick of the speculation. We already are.

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