{"id":6786,"date":"2018-04-13T13:24:06","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T13:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=6786"},"modified":"2018-05-08T14:25:01","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T14:25:01","slug":"golden-state-warriors-confident-ahead-of-playoffs-despite-depleted-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/golden-state-warriors-confident-ahead-of-playoffs-despite-depleted-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors Confident Ahead Of Playoffs Despite Depleted Squad"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"goldenThe Golden State Warriors (GSW) are the defending NBA champions<\/a> who started the 2018 season as the favourites to win another NBA Championship<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

The Warriors have not had a smooth ride in 2018 as they have lost 24 games during the regular season<\/strong> and have shown other teams that they have chinks in their armour which can be exploited with a good game plan.<\/p>\n

The Warriors who are ranked second will take on the San Antonio Spurs<\/a> in the first round of playoffs. They are scheduled to play 7 matches with the first match starting on Saturday in Oakland. <\/p>\n

If a team succeeds in winning the first four matches, then matches 5 to 7 will not be required.<\/p>\n

The Spurs know that if they can win on Saturday and get a 1-0 lead over GSW, they will have a huge advantage by putting the Warriors under pressure. They have a great opportunity to do so as the Warriors will not be playing at full strength as a couple of their All-Stars will not take part. This includes Stephen Curry <\/strong>who is recovering from an injury and is not expected to play a part in the first round play-offs. Guard Patrick McCaw<\/strong> will also miss out and this will weaken the Warriors defense.<\/p>\n

ESPN<\/strong><\/p>\n

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