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Out of all the teams Warriors could face in the 1st round, who do y'all reckon has the best chance to knock Warriors out?
Unless Durant plays like utter shit, none of them, but I think the Jazz, Minny, and Denver all could have given them problems. OKC, if PG gets hot again and Melo can make anything, would have been really difficult. Denver (with Harris back) and Minny are both top 5 offensive teams and are actually elite at something. Both Denver and Minny are difficult to contain defensively and could make things close as you can double KD and trap him and rotate to Klay and let Draymond/Iggy try his luck with threes. On top of it all, even with Curry, the death lineup hasn’t been the same this at only +5.2 per 100 and that’s with a big push over the last 10 or 12 games Curry played.
Both Denver and Minny suck defensively, though. Utah has an elite defense and a good offense when it plays small. Rubio over the last 20 games has turned into a shooter though it remains to be seen if he can continue it. Jazz play with a lot of energy, can rebound, can shoot now (if Rubio continues to hit), and have a top flight coach in Synder.
The easiest team for them is San Antonio sans Kawhi. Then it’s the Pelicans. The Pelicans really aren’t great at anything, but do have a good offense IF Mirotic is hitting threes and they’re at least middling defensively but AD will have to play a top 10 series all-time to give them any hope of even making it competitive.