Locked On Warriors – Daily Podcast On The Golden State Warriors

It's early in the morning and Locked on Warriors is here with all the coffee-time analysis.

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The title says it all.

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With guest, local hoopshead Miles Johnson (@BlackandOutside).

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Erin Popovich, the wife of Gregg Popovich, has passed away at 67. Popovich will not coach Game 3 tonight. Those duties now belong to Spurs assistant Ettore Messina. The Warriors will be ready.

Outside of the playoffs, the Warriors topped the NBA's merchandise sales for the third consecutive year, with Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson all making the top 15 in jersey sales. Also, the Lakers are reportedly going to go hard after LeBron James, Paul George and Kawhi Leonard in the summer.

Around the NBA, the Cleveland LeBrons evened the series with Indy, OKC's big three fell flat in the 4th vs. the Jazz, and James Harden took a break from being the MVP and it didn't matter.

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The Warriors await Game 3 vs. the Spurs in San Antonio Thursday.

Conflicting reports are swirling around the Spurs regarding Kawhi Leonard.

Around the NBA, Anthony Davis is pulverizing his opponents, and LeBron James is trying not to make excuses.

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The Warriors topped the Spurs again behind 32 points from Kevin Durant and 31 from Klay Thompson. The Spurs started Rudy Gay over Kyle Anderson but it didn't matter, as Gay's scoring couldn't help LaMarcus Aldridge (34 points, 12 boards) push San Antonio over the top.

The Warriors role players have been turning up the heat, with Andre Iguodala playing like a man reborn in the past two games, and Kevon Looney holding it down on the defensive end. David West, Quinn Cook, Shaun Livingston and JaVale McGee all deserve props.

Around the NBA, the Sixers dropped Game 2 to the Heat in Philly, and Joel Embiid is "******g tired of being babied." Tonight it's Wiz-Drakes, Bucks-C's and Pels-Blazers, all Game 2s.

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The Warriors flipped the switch at the right time, coming on strong against the Spurs from the opening tip. They rebounded the ball with ferocity, outboarding San Antonio by 21. Kevin Durant and Draymond Green filled up the stat sheet, while Klay Thompson filled up the bucket (27 points on 13 shots, 0/0 from the FT line). Steve Kerr opted to start Andre Iguodala in a very shrewd move.

The Spurs, especially LaMarcus Aldridge, were held in check for the entire game. LMA only put of 12 shots, and could only be counted on for 2 boards on Saturday. That will change though, as LMA is too good of a player to put up two clunkers in a row. The Warriors will have to stay composed and keep their energy and wits about them if they want to hold serve again.

Around the NBA, the Rockets were knocked about by the Timberwolves despite Karl-Anthony Towns and Jimmy Butler playing poorly. Houston needed every one of James Harden's 44 points to get past Minny. Game 2 should be interesting. Also: Boston is better than the sum of its parts. And: Anthony Davis really is the monster we've all said he is.

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A wide-ranging playoff preview with Aliko Carter of Locked on Warriors and Locked on Spurs' Jeff Garcia.

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It's official, the Warriors will begin the playoffs at Oracle on Saturday against the San Antonio Spurs. No Stephen Curry for this series. The Dubs played the Spurs well on two out of three occasions this season, with the final meeting resulting in an ejection for Draymond Green and the lowest point output of the season for GSW (75). The Spurs will mostly likely be without Kawhi Leonard, but LaMarcus Aldridge has been stalwart at the 4/5 position all season. The Warriors' bigs will have their hands full.

Klay Thompson has had a confusing season. He shot the ball better than he ever has, but that did not come with an increase in scoring. He barely hit 20.0 ppg this year, going 9/27 on the last game of the season to get the 23 points he needed to reach that plateau. He also had a down year defensively, according to advanced metrics. He will need to be the nuclear weapon we know he's capable of being in the playoffs.

The Warriors' coaching staff deserves credit for keeping morale high and reaching 58 wins despite all the the injuries the team has dealt with. They could have easily won ten fewer games. Steve Kerr did a great job of keeping the environment fun, and making sure everyone got a chance to play significant minutes. That focus on morale will bode well in the playoffs.

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The Warriors were outplayed from the outset in every facet of the game by the Utah Jazz last night. The Jazz were playing for their playoff lives, while the Warriors only seemed to be playing to make sure Klay Thompson could average 20 points on the season. The veteran 2-guard took 27 shots in the game, making 9. The Warriors would go on to lose by 40, their worst loss in the Steve Kerr era.

Stephen Curry only played 51 games this year, but he was impactful in every one of them. The two-time MVP arguably had a better season this year overall than he did last year, when the missed games are removed from consideration. But alas, Steph was hampered by ankle and knee injuries and won't return until after the playoffs have commenced.

The Warriors pepper the NBA stats leaderboards, with Stephen Curry leading the league in True-Shooting Percentage, the ultimate catch-all of shooting that we have. Klay led the team in three-pointers made, while Kevin Durant makes many appearances. Draymond Green is not as present as he has been in years past.

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