STEPHEN CURRY CLIMBS UP SCORING LIST
Stephen Curry began the postseason 21st on the All-time playoff scoring list, but after scoring more points (396), making more field goals (145), and more 3-pointers (57) than any other player through two rounds, he jumped to 11th with 3,966 total points scored in his playoff career. Curry passed Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Scottie Pippen, Dirk Nowitzki, Magic Johnson, Hakeem Olajuwon, John Havlicek, Larry Bird and Dwyane Wade on the list. Curry is 79 points away from passing Tony Parker and moving into the top 10 in playoff scoring.

tephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green ended these playoffs with 98 career postseason wins as a trio, the third most by a trio in NBA history, only trailing the Spurs’ Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili (126) and the Lakers’ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson and Michael Cooper (110). Among players with at least 100 playoff games played, Thompson, Green and Curry are all top 10 in win percentage, with Thompson winning 68.4 percent of his games (fourth), Green winning 68.2 percent (sixth) and Curry winning 67.3 percent (eighth).

WARRIORS MAKE HISTORY IN ROUND 1
The 2022-23 Warriors became the first defending champion to win a playoff series in which they lost the first two games. The Warriors won the series in seven games, taking Games 3and 4 at Chase Center and winning Games 5 and 7 in Sacramento. The previous two defending NBA champions that trailed 2-0 in a series were swept in their playoff series (2007 Heat lost to the Bulls 4-0; 2012 Mavericks lost to the Thunder 4-0).