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The Warriors create trap games like none other

Opponents' win percentages drop by 10% on the eve of their matches with the Warriors.

Who's the hardest team to play in the NBA on any given night? Okay, besides the Warriors. Well, by percentages that'd be the San Antonio Spurs.

And if you could coalesce the abstract concept of "the team you're playing one game before you play the Warriors" and manifest that into a 15-man unit, then that team would be roughly the third toughest outing in the NBA.

By the numbers, the Cleveland Cavaliers win games at a slightly better rate, 67%, than the lucky "trap" team (eg, the team before the big showdown against the undefeated champions), who win at a rate of 65%.