Much to the chagrin of the rest of the NBA, the early returns of the Boogie Cousins experiment have been overwhelmingly positive.

There have been several different ages in California basketball.

For a long time – give or take 50 years, minus the mid-70s – the Lakers dominated the state. Seventeen titles, a bundle of hall-of-famers, Wilt, West, Showtime, Kobe; they captivated the NBA.

Curry drops in three after three, Draymond gets a huge block and locks down a perimeter threat in a key moment of the game, everyone clamps down on defense, the Splash Brothers and Durant hit a couple automatic free throws and the Warriors pull out a win.