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Originally Posted by TheRealPepman
My point is they ain't Lakers, Bulls, Celtics, or Spurs. Not yet, but after this finals, they will. The Warriors are still pretty new to me.
To each his own.
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the Warriors are 18-1 in their last 19 playoff series.
Their lone series loss, was the year they:
-set the regular season record for wins in NBA history
-had a foot/ankle injury to their best player (and the first unanimous league MVP in history) limiting his effectiveness
-had an injury to their starting center taking him out of the series allowing their opponent to exploit them down low with size
- took a 3-1 lead in their series against an extremely good team featuring arguably the best player in the world still in his prime with a strong supporting cast
- had their best defensive player and point forward suspended for mouthing off to officials in what could have been the title clinching game five
-had a back injury to their 6th man (and LeBron matchup specialist) limiting him in games 6 and 7
- had their starting small forward slump offensively at the worst time of the year
- and despite all of the above, Kyrie Irving still had to have the series of a lifetime including hitting the single biggest, toughest shot in a contemporary Finals for the Warriors to lose an extremely tight game seven
That's how much had to go wrong for them in one playoff series to not currently be going for their fifth consecutive championship.