If they are the two teams destined to play in the Western Conference Finals, we are still largely in the dark about how they will interact over an extended series
Nine days is too long a break for the Golden State Warriors, but it will serve a valuable purpose when trying to reassess what matters about this season.
And that is this: Getting through the last 30 games without either significant injury (either players or coaches) or catastrophic loss of form.
The discussion about what records they can or cannot achieve this year has been a mild amusement to those outside the circle, but the crescendo has now reached the potential letdown stage: “What if they go in the toilet and only finish 71-11?