The NBA has been a full-throttle, all-guns-blazing affair, especially in the ‘wild wild West’. Teams are rabid in their attempts to topple the Golden State Warriors, and are holding nothing back in their quest. From the West to the East, the title-caliber teams (think Cleveland, Houston, Oklahoma) all tried to get star-studded lineups to match the Warriors’ quad-tentacled hydra. While the playoff teams (think Spurs, Celtics, Clippers, Pelicans, Raptors) all looked to reinforce the cast around their star(s) so as to offer more resistance.
An opening day meltdown to the revamped Houston Rockets (who remain obsessed with beating the Warriors), a 7-3 start to the season (not worthy of the lofty standards we hold the Warriors to), and a subpar Stephen Curry and company seemed to mean the dubs were feeling the heat.