The Warriors finished the job on Monday, sweeping a depleted Spurs team to finish 12-0 through the first three rounds of the playoffs, winning the Western Conference in the process as virtually everyone expected.
Here are three things you may have missed as the Warriors beat the Spurs in Game 4 to advance to the NBA Finals.
Bryn Forbes is a rookie two-guard for the Spurs who averaged 2.6 points in 7.9 minutes per game in 36 regular season appearances, but in Monday's elimination game, Gregg Popovich inserted him into the lineup in the first quarter, and essentially conceded the game and the series the moment he made that decision.