Can the NBA's most fun team also be its best team?

The Warriors are a fun team. Just don't tell them that. But with the team's slew of shooters, there is no one Golden State can't outscore. And with that

Chris Mannix|

The Warriors are a fun team. Just don't tell them that.

But with the team's slew of shooters, there is no one Golden State can't outscore. And with that defense, there aren't many it can't stop. Don't look now, but a fun team has a real shot at being the NBA's best.

Published Jan 9, 2014

CHRIS MANNIX

Chris Mannix is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated covering the NBA and boxing beats. He joined the SI staff in 2003 following his graduation from Boston College. Mannix is the host of SI's "Open Floor" podcast and serves as a ringside analyst and reporter for DAZN Boxing. He is also a frequent contributor to NBC Sports Boston as an NBA analyst. A nominee for National Sportswriter of the Year in 2022, Mannix has won writing awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Pro Basketball Writers Association, and is a longtime member of both organizations.

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