Inconsistent.
That's the best way to describe the 2020-21, Klay Thompson-less Golden State Warriors.
In just over a week, they scored a double-digit win over the Philadelphia 76ers, lost to the Washington Wizards, steamrolled the Denver Nuggets and then forgot how to play basketball against the Dallas Mavericks.
Inconsistency can be fun if you catch it on a good night, but it's hardly the descriptor any playoff team wants attached to it. That's why it's hard to see the Warriors advancing anywhere notable in the 2021 NBA playoffs, along with the following reasons.