Dalasas komanda toreiz bija izc\u012bn\u012bjusi 67 uzvaras un tika izvirz\u012bta k\u0101 galven\u0101 titula favor\u012bte. Tom\u0113r liktenis pret\u012b nost\u0101d\u012bja \u201cWarriors\u201d, kurus vad\u012bja Dons Nelsons \u2013 treneris, kur\u0161 savulaik atveda Dirku Novicki uz NBA. Nelsons lieliski zin\u0101ja v\u0101cie\u0161a sp\u0113li, un Goldensteitas agres\u012bv\u0101 taktika izjauca \u201cMavericks\u201d uzbrukumu jau pa\u0161\u0101 s\u0113rijas s\u0101kum\u0101.<\/p>\n
Tom\u0113r Kj\u016bbans podk\u0101st\u0101 st\u0101sta ar\u012b par amizantu epizodi, kas notika v\u0113l pirms izsl\u0113g\u0161anas ma\u010diem \u2013 \u201cWarriors\u201d m\u0101jas sp\u0113l\u0113 pret \u010cik\u0101gas \u201cBulls\u201d. \u0160\u012b sp\u0113le v\u0113l\u0101k k\u013cuva par da\u013cu no Tima Donahija ties\u0101\u0161anas skand\u0101la, un t\u0101s centr\u0101 non\u0101ca Andris Biedri\u0146\u0161. Kj\u016bbans \u0161o epizodi raksturo \u0161\u0101di:<\/p>\n
\u201c\u201dWarriors\u201d sp\u0113l\u0113ja pret \u201cBulls\u201d, sp\u0113l\u0113 bija neiz\u0161\u0137irts, un viss g\u0101ja uz pagarin\u0101jumu. Benam Gordonam pie tr\u012bspunktu l\u012bnijas bija bumba un vi\u0146\u0161 bija gatavs mest p\u0113d\u0113jo metienu, lai izrautu uzvaru. Pretinieku soda laukum\u0101, tr\u012bs sekun\u017eu zon\u0101 st\u0101v puisis \u2013 Andris Biedri\u0146\u0161 – centrs \u201cWarriors\u201d sast\u0101v\u0101. Parast\u0101 situ\u0101cij\u0101 tiesnesim tur ir j\u0101svilpj aizsardz\u012bbas tr\u012bs sekun\u017eu p\u0101rk\u0101pums, bet Tims Donahijs t\u0101 viet\u0101 vi\u0146u fiziski izvelk \u0101r\u0101 no soda laukuma. Es nekad ko t\u0101du nebiju redz\u0113jis,\u201d st\u0101sta Kj\u016bbans.<\/p>\n
\u201cJa Donahijs t\u0101 neb\u016btu izdar\u012bjis un nosvilptu triju sekun\u017eu p\u0101rk\u0101pumu, Gordons, kur\u0161 meta soda metienus ar vair\u0101k k\u0101 80% precizit\u0101ti, visdr\u012bz\u0101k to realiz\u0113tu, un \u201cBulls\u201d izc\u012bn\u012btu uzvaru. Metiens no sp\u0113les netika tr\u0101p\u012bts, sp\u0113le non\u0101ca l\u012bdz pagarin\u0101jumam, \u201dWarriors\u201d uzvar\u0113ja, un tie\u0161i t\u0101p\u0113c vi\u0146i visp\u0101r tiek play-off.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWarriors\u201d kvalific\u0113j\u0101s izsl\u0113g\u0161anas sp\u0113l\u0113m k\u0101 p\u0113d\u0113j\u0101 komanda no Rietumu konferences, izc\u012bnot 42 uzvaras un sagaid\u012bja izsl\u0113g\u0161anas sp\u0113les k\u0101 izteikta pastar\u012bte pret \u201cMavericks\u201d. \u201cWarriors\u201d \u0161ok\u0113ja ne tikai \u201cMavericks\u201d, bet ar\u012b visu NBA, se\u0161\u0101s sp\u0113l\u0113s izc\u012bnot pan\u0101kumu s\u0113rij\u0101, tom\u0113r n\u0101kamaj\u0101 k\u0101rt\u0101 sezonu nosl\u0113dza pret J\u016btas \u201cJazz\u201d, kura uzvar\u0113ja s\u0113rij\u0101 ar rezult\u0101tu 4:1.<\/p>\n
Epizode, par kuru Kj\u016bbans st\u0101st\u012bja podk\u0101st\u0101.<\/p>\n