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DETROIT — Before the Warriors’ game against the Pistons, Steve Kerr told his team that they needed to start winning the individual battles. Basketball is a team sport, but it’s made up of hundreds of micro games within the game. The box-outs, the loose balls, the contested boards, the ability to stay in front of your man.

The Golden State Warriors have consistently been linked with a potential trade for Jimmy Butler in recent weeks. However, since Butler handed in a trade request to the Miami Heat, the Warriors have been rumored to be pulling away.

The Golden State Warriors need to get Steph Curry and Draymond Green some help as soon as possible if they are to have any hope of challenging for the Championship. After a fantastic start to the season, which saw them top the West at one point, they are now on a terrible run.

Golden State sits eighth in the Western Conference standings. If the season ended today, they would have to be in the play-in. The Warriors need to make some moves to make sure that doesn't happen, and Valanciunas gives them some much-needed depth at center.

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Derrick Rose is one of the most beloved players in NBA history, whether it's from the fans or his own peers. One of those peers who thinks highly of Rose is Gol

Darius Garland scored 40 points on 14-of-22 shooting, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers narrowly avoid an upset with a 132-126 win over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.

"Everything you saw Gui do tonight, that's what wins games," coach Steve Kerr said after the Warriors' 107-104 road win over the Pistons.

On this episode of the Show, Tom Haberstroh hops on to discuss the instant classic between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder and of course the latest trade rumors as we inch closer to the deadline.