Hawk-Lock":22piczol said:
Should be a fun rest of the series, especially if KD and Klay come back. Raptors were never going to be GS at full strength, so this would kind of be like the Warriors spotting Toronto a game. Klay should be back for game 4, who knows with KD. What would be really interesting is if Toronto goes up 3-1, could the Warriors win three in a row if they got everyone back? I'm happy for Toronto, even if they win the championship everyone knows GS is the better team.
To be fair, the Raptors aren't healthy either. If Kawhi and Anunoby were 100% healthy during this stretch there is a legitimate argument to be made that the Raptors would sweep the Warriors.
So while I agree that GS is probably the better team with Klay and KD playing; I wouldn't go so far as saying that they'd definitely beat the Raptors if both teams were healthy. If anything we've been robbed of seeing the Warriors historically great offense go against one of the most talent laden defensive teams in NBA history. Both Kawhi and Gasol have won defensive player of the year. Green, Siakam, and Lowry are perennial all defensive team candidates, and Anunoby has flashed the potential to be the one of the best defensive players in the league.