After decade of mediocrity, Golden State enters the playoffs with the best record in the NBA. As AP'

After decade of mediocrity, Golden State enters the playoffs with the best record in the NBA. As AP'

(14 Apr 2015) AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Alameda & Oakland, California - March 2015 1. Paul Wong cooks in his restaurant 2. Wong's face close up while cooking 3. Close-up of pan fry noodles 4. Medium restaurant showing "We Believe' t-shirt 5. Zoom into "Steph Curry" on menu 6. Zoom into "We Believe" on shirt 7. Back of Wong cooking 8. Wide restaurant shot 9. SOUNDBITE (English): Paul Wong, Warriors Superfan (transcript below) 10. Wide shot of Warriors pre-game on-court celebration 11. Wide shot of crowd applauding 12. Close up shot of fans clapping 13. Woman stands and cheers 14. Another woman cheers 15. Stephen Curry dribbles during warm up 16. Close-up of Curry dribbling two balls at once 17. Close-up of Curry's face 18. Wide shot of Curry shooting three pointer during warm up 19. SOUNDBITE (English): Stephen Curry, Warriors Point Guard (transcript below) 20. Wide shot of coach Steve Kerr during press conference 21. SOUNDBITE (English): Steve Kerr, Warriors Head Coach (transcript below) 22. 1975 championship banner hanging at Oracle Arena 23. 1975 championship trophy on display 24. 1975 championship team honored at halftime 25. 1975 players show off championship rings 26. SOUNDBITE (English): Rick Barry, NBA Hall of Famer (transcript below) 27. "We Believe Playoffs" sign 28. SOUNDBITE (English): Paul Wong, Warriors Superfan 29. Basketball in foreground during pre-game shoot around 30. Low angle basketball-through-the-hoop shot VOICE-OVER SCRIPT RESTAURANT OWNER PAUL WONG KNOWS NOODLES... (pan-fry noodle cooking nats) ...AND THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS. IN 2007 THE 20-YEAR SEASON TICKET HOLDER CREATED THE "WE BELIEVE" CAMPAIGN DURING AN UNEXPECTED PLAYOFF RUN. NOW HIS TEAM IS ENTERING THE PLAYOFFS WITH THE BEST RECORD IN BASKETBALL. SOUNDBITE: Paul Wong, Warriors Superfan "There's been so many years when our record was actually the opposite of this current year when we'd win about 13 games and lose X amount of games so it's really a magical season." FANS AT ORACLE ARENA HAVE HAD PLENTY TO CHEER ABOUT THIS YEAR. (fans cheering bats) ...A LEADING CANDIDATE FOR MOST VALUABLE PLAYER. SOUNDBITE: Stephen Curry, Warriors Point Guard "Just finding different ways to win throughout the season. That's a very entertaining way to play." ...AND A FIRST-YEAR COACH WHO JUST SET THE RECORD FOR MOST WINS IN A ROOKIE SEASON. SOUNDBITE: Steve Kerr, Warriors Head Coach "I've had a couple coaches I won't name tell me it's the best fan base in the NBA. We certainly feel it every night." IT'S BEEN FORTY YEARS SINCE GOLDEN STATE WON A CHAMPIONSHIP. THE WARRIORS HONORED THE 1975 TEAM DURING A RECENT HOME GAME. SOUNDBITE: Rick Barry, NBA Hall of Famer "The organization putting together the talent they have right now, it's fun to watch them play and I'm hoping they stay healthy because I think they have a real legitimate shot at bringing a second championship to the Golden State Warriors. I hope that happens for the sake of the organization and the fans as well." LONG-TIME FANS LIKE WONG WHO CONTINUE TO BELIEVE. SOUNDBITE: Paul Wong, Warriors Superfan "We're going to win a championship. That's our goal and it's gonna happen." HAVEN DALEY, ASSOCIATED PRESS, ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...