Written by: Chaim Cohen
17 May, 2022
Will the Warriors make their 6th Finals appearance in 8 years?
The Warriors dynasty has easily been the most dominant of the 2010s but will it continue into the 2020s? Most people thought it was ever after Kevin Durant left and Klay Thompson suffered two major injuries. Regardless of the setbacks, they have still been fine because players have been stepping up. Jordan Poole( 22) has formed into one of the league's best players. Even Kevon Looney (26) who spent time in the G League has been playing very solid basketball. The Mavericks on the other hand haven't been past the first round in over 10 years. There is an extreme gap in experience between the Warriors and the Mavericks and I think this will be the main reason the Warriors win. Besides Luka, the rest of their players are totally unproven and they will have to step up big time if they want to have a chance to beat this Warriors team. While players like Jalen Brunson and Spencer Dinwiddie have been playing well, the worry isn't about scoring, it's more about slowing down the Warriors. The Mavericks can score the ball very well and I wouldn't be surprised if they take some big leads, but they won't be able to stop the Warriors from coming back. If the Mavericks take a lead the Warriors won't collapse because they've been here before, this is nothing new to them. Due to this gap in experience, I have the Warriors winning in 5.
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