Before dominating the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, which we'll get to, a game of the year caliber thrilling W over the five-seated Phoenix Suns was dramatic for more reasons than one. Off both a masterful Kerr playset and Pajemski dime, Curry's game winner immediately proved ESPN's Bob Myers wrong. Gremon Outclass Nourkitch, plus lockdown to rant on the final possession, Camiga stayed on pace to win 2024's most improved player of the year, including the Jazz win, the Bay Area's ball club have won five straight, seven of their last eight, and have the second easiest schedule remaining in the West. However, from the mainstream media, among others, stay tuned to see how the Golden State Warrior hating is sickening. But if you haven't already, subscribe to this channel, appreciate your support, nonetheless, back to the concept. With Steve Kerr and Serbia attending services for Day on Malojevic, former Netsman and charge-encourant Dubs assistant Kenny Ackinson's first game as an interim head coach in Utah, was despite some early foul trouble from Grain and Camiga in the occasional squall, relatively smooth sailing. The 2022 NBA Finals duo of Curry and Wiggins combined to be a plus 61, with Andrew playing some of his best basketball since those finals. Dremon hit a ridiculous buzzer-beater to end the first half, a second worker Dremon running three! Gary Payton, the second's dirty work in efficiency, plus Brandon Pajemski's shock creation, provided a crucial jolt of bucket getting off the bench, combining for 21. The dynamic front court of Camiga and Grain finished with 26, as Dremon nearly posted a triple while the splash brother is posted of vintage 51 combined points. Kenny Ackinson deserves credit for stepping up well in Curry's absence, as the minutes he gave both Moody and Spurts throughout, as well as Trace Jackson Davis down the stretch, helped the Dubs extend and defend their never-to-be look back on lead. Overall, it was great to see Clay Bounce back, and Steph continued his hot streak. However, with all of that said, before that outing, we have to cover what went down against Phoenix. With Golden State down two with 3.3 in the final quarter, Kerr draws up an action involving Thompson clearing out to the left corner, Wikin setting a flare for Grain, Grain then setting a pin down for Curry, and just as Dremon sets it, Pajemski releases the inbound, a pass that's mix of power and backspin, baits Bale into a steel attempt, leaving Bradley out of position after swiping away to no avail, this gives Curry more than enough space to let it fly. Steph left 0.7 on the clock, and on top of that, Wikins was called for a foul on Booker, as Booker unnaturally initiated contact by Flailin back into Wikins who makes a play on the ball. Luckily, the Dubs had a foul to give, and Dremon's clamps would seal the deal, as the DPOY played sound two hands up defense while beating Dremon to the spot, a showing where he posted 59 and 7 saw Grain resume his rivalry with Yusuf Nerkich, as first the Bosnian would hit Dremon with a two small cellion slap the floor, before the smaller Green would go right back at him in the post, score over him and do that same celly. Post game, even after being the first one to trash talk, Nerkich would say that Dremon hasn't changed since being suspended, and that it's only a matter of time before he hits someone again, almost like he just expected Grain to back down, he was Dremon in response. Currie would give his take on the matter, stating Dremon was in his head plain and simple. In opposition to how Nerkich put it, Grain's been keeping a much cooler head, while also maintaining his winning impact. While he is still complaining to the refs, it's not as aggressive of a man or as it was prior to his suspension, not even close, and since returning against Memphis on January 14th, Dremon leads the Warriors in plus minus, and as you can see, it's not even close. Dremon got hit with a questionable tech given out by Jason Gobel against Phoenix, but aside from that, he's gone 11 games without receiving a single tech or flagrant. This patented fake dribble handoff, utterly fools Nerkich, and was one of Grain's nicer renditions of his trick play. Dremon's finishing around the baskets elite, whether it's off the dribble or as the roller, Grain's also been money from distance where he's making over 40% of his shots from three point range, which is a career high. We talked briefly about Dremon's continuity with Kaminga last vid, and that's a big reason for the Warriors ranking number one in the association in paint points per game this month. Here JK's the two in a delay flare slip action where he's tasked with ghosting a flare screen for Steph and slipping back door, where Grain finds him with the entry before a Kaminga drop step completes the play. Next, Dremon drops the no-looker in transition to JK who gallops his way in for the off-handed finish through KD. A picture perfect high-low connection features Drey dishing from the post and Kaminga reverse sealing Gordon to receive and finish the lob. This time it's Kaminga dishing and Dremon reverse sealing as a ranger gather from Grain frees him up under the basket, so the chemistry of the dub's starting front court is becoming a primary storyline for Golden State. Grain and Kaminga's respective abilities complement one another, which is big time. It was also massive that the dub's got that much closer to 100% health, as they now only await the return of CP3. As GP2's return after being out for 16 games with a strain left hamstring, Song drop a bench team high of 11 while making all five of his field goals, having an all NBA defender, and one of the games most high IQ all around talents in the young glove back will give the dub a huge boost. Against the Booker KD's sons who never gave in for a second, it was a back and forth game, specifically in quarter number three, which featured five ties in 10 lead changes alone. Obviously the carrying and clutchness from Steph, defensive dominance from Dreymon and secondary scoring from Kaminga, willed Golden State over the top, but that wouldn't have been the case without several valuable young role players in the back court. Rookie rotation, staple brands in Pajemski and two way contracts sophomore Lester Kinionis, both made massive plays. Pods continues to be a pleasant surprise, as this kid doesn't settle for anything offensively, always takes the best shot available, whether it's in the lane or when defenses leave him open from deep. Defensively, Pods is leading the NBA in charges drawn, one of the reasons why dub nations started calling him Mini Dreymon. That's also the case because of Branden's above average rebounding as Pods has lived up to my expectations and then some, the rook so far proved to have a dominant, high IQ all around based archetype. For Lester Kinionis, without several big shots down the stretch in that son's match up from the Dominican Salvador and 23 year old prospect, the dramatic finish wouldn't have been possible. But now, let's get to the sickening warrior hating, as unfortunately a recent flurry of success hasn't stopped the mainstream media from being openly biased against Golden State, most prominently you had Doris Burke, who despite being the ESPN play by play analyst for this game, on the last possession in the dub's son's match up gets caught on camera complaining to the official about a no-call on Kevin Durant, not even trying to hide who she wants to win anymore. However, this next bit of blasphemous disrespect towards the dub's is even more insane. The former warrior GM turned mainstream analyst Bob Myers, said Kevin Durant's better than Stefan Curry, despite Stefan having two rings without KD next to him and Durant having zero without Stefan next to him. Even Durant himself would state post-game that Curry's the greatest at his position ever and top five all time. From Myers, the outward hating on towards a man responsible for giving him four championship rings is sickening. Thankfully, only a few hours after Myers would declare Curry as less important to two of his rings than Kevin Durant on national TV, Stefan would on the same network expose his former GM. Curry would drain every clutch shot when it mattered the very most, willing the dubs over the top with ice in his veins. Stefan followed up his 11 triple clinic against Indiana by pouring in another 9-3s against Phoenix, the most bewildering of those 9 deep-range bombs aside from his game winner was when Stefan took former teammate Kevin Durant for a spin. A shot opened up with a beautifully chained together dribble combo as he hits KD with seven different moves to finally shed him for a 26-footer and cool guys don't look at explosions, Curry gets back on D while the ball still in the air. Meanwhile for Jonathan Kaminga, starting to draw comparisons to a young Yanis of that Akumpo, no one can stop this man Kaminga when he gains momentum going downhill. Keda's maturity has been Jonathan's mechanics and reading the defense IQ, becoming a few of his best qualities, evident improvements given his footwork in the post and elusiveness working without the basketball this season. Unfortunately, the officials were given the dubs an extremely hard time. In addition to Booker flopping and getting the whistle in the final seconds, Traymon getting hacked and the refs not calling a foul then teeing him up, Booker would then get away with fouling stuff on a three-pointer that should have been a four-point play, so on that note the shadow question is between the refs against Phoenix, Doris Burke or Bob Myers? Who is most out of line? Pause to read last bits winners on your screen, your boy D-flow signing off.