With the Grizzlies and Rockets in their rear-view mirror, the Spurs’ playoff run now takes its inevitable turn through the Bay Area.
After easing former MVP Kevin Durant into their system, the Warriors are essentially a streamlined version of last year’s squad; they wreak havoc on the perimeter, punish defenses that overplay with lobs and back-cuts, and intuitively scramble and switch on defense. While Houston was a spreadsheet laid out on a 94 x 50 foot grid, Golden State is a circuit of nodes operating perfectly in sync, no matter who’s holding the controls.