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NBA Playoffs: Barnes is Postseason Rookie of the Year, Bleacher Says
Harrison Barnes of the Golden State Warriors is the NBA postseason's top Rookie, according to the Bleacher Report.
The Bleacher Report said Ames High School Graduate Harrison Barnes, of the Golden State Warriors “stole the show” in a Sunday playoff game against the Spurs.
Barnes scored 26 points in the win.
And teammates credited Barnes with leading the way.
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"He carried us throughout so much of the game," Jarrett Jack said after the Game 4 win. "He did a tremendous job of leading the way, being aggressive, attacking the basket and we kind of followed his lead."
The Bleacher Report said, “Without Barnes, the Warriors would not be amidst this unforeseen playoff run, tied 2-2 in the Western Conference Semifinals with the Spurs.”
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The Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs face off again 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. The game airs locally on TNT.
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