Curry, Durant say Warriors’ flawless record counts for nothing yet

Yes, with three rounds complete, the Warriors are still ideal in the 2017 playoffs: 12-0 after their Game 4 closeout of San Antonio on Monday, Western Conference champions, and towering over all rivals.

Shooting guard Klay Thompson (14.4 points) and center-power forward Draymond Green (13.9 points) also are playing with goal as the Warriors try to bounce back from blowing a 3-1 lead in the 2016 NBA Finals.

Draymond Green added 16 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for Golden State.

San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili walked off the AT&T Center court for perhaps the final time in his brilliant career on Monday, showered with cheers from the home crowd and respect from both teams.

For the past two seasons, the Warriors have faced the same opponent – the Cleveland Cavaliers – in the Finals.

But in the post-game interview, the 39-year old Ginobili said nothing is final yet as he will decide on his career move in the following weeks.

Playing without Kawhi Leonard and Tony Parker, the Spurs had little shot of upstaging the mighty Golden State Warriors, who are marching into the 2017 NBA Finals with an unprecedented 12-0 postseason record.

Pau Gasol had 14 points and nine rebounds off the bench, Patty Mills scored 14 points and Jonathon Simmons ended with 13 for San Antonio, which suffered just its third sweep in the Gregg Popovich era. He put his ego deep inside his locker before every game to come off San Antonio’s bench and that produced a bond with current Spurs teammate Tony Parker retired Tim Duncan that produced four National Basketball Association titles. Golden State won the game 129 to 115.

Golden State will get some additional rest before the NBA Finals, which start June 2. I felt more energetic, more needed, more useful to the team, so I ended up feeling better than the way I started.

Manu Ginobili is a four-time NBA champion, a two-time All-NBA player, two-time All-Star, and a Sixth Man of the Year. Then, with Leonard out, he scored a team-high 21 points in a Game 3 loss to the Warriors.

“A lot of us grew up watching Manu and really respecting his game”, Durant said last night. Boston played well, but I think the Spurs always have that mentality that they can win any game.

“Don’t get me wrong, we appreciate this opportunity”.