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The revolutionary Golden State Warriors defeated Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks by embracing old-school

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The revolutionary Golden State Warriors defeated Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks by embracing old-school

Something has dawned on Stephen Curry as the Golden State Warriors stage their first legitimate title quest in nearly three years: He's now the old guy. "When I look at some of those guys, you're reminded of how young they are," Curry said, contemplating the NBA's starscape while the Warriors prepared for the Mavericks' arrival in San Francisco. "Jayson Tatum is 24. Luka [Doncic] is 23. Ja [Morant] was 22. That's the only part where you're just like, 'Hell, they're really that young.' You're thinking about what you were doing at that age, trying to come into this scene and [play] playoff basketball." The NBA has long been a gerontocracy, a league ruled by the venerated vets who school -- and at times torment -- the upstarts before relinquishing the glory. Few NBA stars in recent decades lift a championship trophy until their early prime -- and certainly not without a lot of help. Doncic has designs on accelerating his track, at the expense of Curry, America's longtime favorite little brother who, in a flash, has graduated to elder statesman at age 34.
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