Calm your Game 1 jitters with these links:

• St. Jean's happy for Warriors [Inside Bay Area]: Hey we're happy that he's happy, but we're even happier that he's gone.
  
  
• Mavs may be ripe for the taking Dallas might lack heart to beat Warriors in a war [Inside Bay Area]: "And these Warriors, Baron Davis and Stephen Jackson in particular, have chips on their shoulders. They bring an edge, a degree of nastiness. And when BD and Jack are bringing it, the rest of the team tends to follow."
  
  
• Hollywood almost stopped production on Warriors' rise [SFGate]: Nellie wanted to coach a a San Diego ballclub? Worst sports town in the nation!
  
  
• How they match up [SFGate]: Fans- Edge: Warriors.
  
  
• Playoff experience will come quick [SFGate]: Thanks to Murphleavy and his boy Al, Jermaine O'Neal might be in Oakland to cheer on the Warriors in the playoffs.
  
  
• Johnson won over Nelson early on [SFGate]: Let's not forget that Avery Johnson was the Warriors' starting point guard the last time around in the playoffs.
  
  
• How the Warriors and Mavericks match up [Mercury]: "I would say since he's been back from the injury, he's probably been the best point guard in the league," Dallas Coach Avery Johnson said. "He's been awfully good this year, and we know how dangerous he is."
  
  
• Well, golly, they sure are good [Mercury]: "That's how we play, that's our team," Jason Richardson said. "We're a laid-back, relaxed team. When we play intense and play uptight, we don't perform well."
  
  
• A Golden Time [Mercury]: Remembering the 1993-1994 Warriors.
  
  
• Do Warriors have Mavericks' number? [Mercury]: "We're definitely not treating them as a normal No.8 seed," Stackhouse said. "But hopefully all good things must come to an end for them."
  
  
• Chaos ensues as Warriors playoff tickets go on sale [SFGate]: Warrior playoff tickets caused the same sort of hysteria and mad dash as the golden ticket in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Did you really expect anything less?
  
  
• Inside man: Can Don Nelson stop the Mavericks? [Mercury]: "I can pretty well predict what they want to do, and if we can take some of that stuff away from them, that's the only advantage, really," Don Nelson said.
  
  
• Warriors have a few who've been to the playoffs [Mercury]: Action Jackson = Lord of the Ring. Also, here's another reason why the Warriors aren't your typical 8th seed:
  According to research by Philadelphia-based statistician Harvey Pollack, the Warriors ranked sixth in terms of games missed because of injury this season, with 13 players sitting out 198 games. That's the most of any playoff team. The Houston Rockets are the next-worst-off postseason participant, with 185 total games missed.
  
  
  
• Cuban disagrees on history with Nellie [Mercury]: One of the best subplots of this series is Nellie vs Cuban.