Times have really changed, eh? When the Golden State Warriors were last in the conference finals, they were dispatching Luka Doncic’s Dallas Mavericks out of the playoffs. The Dubs went on to win the NBA championship, the fourth of the Splash Bros era.
Meanwhile, a lot of GSW fans were amazed at how Golden State’s defensive effort had the Mavericks’ top stars in a headlock, despite them coming into the series heralded as scoring machines. Doncic was put directly into Alcatraz by Andrew Wiggins, while his tag team partner Jalen Brunson ever could get hot in the series.