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Paul Pierce believes Golden State's title window is closed shut: "Teams ain't respect them like they did in the past"
Paul Pierce says the Golden State Warriors' window has closed, claiming the league no longer fears them like it once did.
BOTTOM LINE: Denver faces Golden State in Western Conference action Thursday. Golden State finished 48-34 overall and 29-23 in Western Conference action a season ago. The Warriors averaged 19.7 points off of turnovers, 15.6 second-chance points and 43.6 bench points last season.
The Warriors ran away with a 16-4 third-quarter run, eventually beating Luka Dončić (43 points) and the Lakers 119-109 to cap our opening night doubleheader.
ESPN NBA analyst Monica McNutt believes the Golden State Warriors are frontrunners to reach the 2026 NBA Finals.
One analyst thinks that will end up the case, at least, and has a solution for it. During The Herd on Wednesday, Fox Sports' Colin Cowherd proposed a blockbuster transaction that would elevate the Dubs to true contender status in Curry's final golden years: Butler, Kuminga, and picks for the one and only Giannis Antetokounmpo.