Since Butler’s Warriors’ debut on Feb. 8, they have climbed to No. 3 in defensive rating from No. 10 before the trade. They had the top defense before they lost their last two home games to ...

Problems persist at the point of attack. Though the Warriors sport the NBA’s third-rated defense (109.3 points per 100 possessions) since star wing Jimmy Butler’s team debut, they’ve been ...

The Golden State Warriors were never going to be good on defense this season. That was a conscious decision. Klay Thompson's injury deprived them of their best wing-defender. D'Angelo Russell was ...

The passing, cutting and dazzling ball movement that defines them at their best was being stifled by Houston’s rangy, rugged defense. One of the ways the Warriors measure their offense is assist ...

Part of the reason for Curry’s harsh assessment? The Warriors also showed delayed reactions on defense. Not to the extent taking 12 seconds to respond. But the Warriors reacted slowly enough to ...

SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors on Saturday night at Chase Center extended their win streak to seven consecutive games, beating the New York Knicks, 97-94, making more history along the way.

We just didn’t have it.” Truth be told, they haven’t for quite some time. Coming in, the Warriors defense was a point of concern. It had shown signs of improvement of late, but it wasn’t ...

are derailing the defending champion Golden State Warriors with the kind of defense they haven’t seen in these parts since Hakeem Olajuwon was roaming the paint. Houston did it again in a 98-94 ...