The Warriors don’t just beat teams, they crush their spirit. San Antonio will recover from that one-sided loss in Oakland — coach Gregg Popovich was probably over it within hours — and represent the last remaining threat to the Warriors’ dominance in a best-of-seven series.
Maybe that’s been clear all along, but recent developments have fortified the theory.
Coming into Thursday night’s game in Oakland, Kevin Durant had a hard time explaining Oklahoma City blowing a 22-point lead and losing to the Clippers the night before. He said the Thunder were “fooling themselves” if they fancied greatness in the team.