By Evan Bleier With their win over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday in San Francisco, the Golden State Warriors punched a ticket to their sixth NBA Finals appearance in eight seasons. In their previous five appearances in the final round of the NBA playoffs, the Warriors have emerged victorious three times: 2015, 2017 and 2018. Curiously, all three of Golden State’s recent championship wins coincide with California native Kendrick Lamar releasing an album. In 2015 it was “To Pimp a Butterfly,” in ’17 it was “DAMN” and in ’18 it was “Black Panther: The Album.” Lamar, who has mentioned NBA stars…
