well the average games they won this season was 73 lol, which is also excellent lol. just because they had their average numbers don't mean they weren't playing well. their averages this year are great, which is why they only lost 9 games.
No, they weren't playing well. Even AI said they weren't back to normal yet because the communication still isn't there.
Like Majes said, GS played an average game and still dropped 120 on em. We still haven't seen them hit full stride yet, especially on the road. KD had 40 and Westbrook 30 and they still were soundly defeated since there wasn't enough ball movement.
Also, Russ Westbrook reminds me of Cam Newton. Young fashion diva with a lot of talent who likes to mock other players (if he was in fact mocking Steph).
http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/201...get-another-apparent-russell-westbrook-slight
Funny Russ only shoots 32% against Steph's D but he's laughing? haha. Though I was thinking that maybe ESPN is just trying to stir up shit since maybe Westbrook was laughing at such a stupid question (of Steph being underrated on defense when he led the league in steals). Metrics show that Curry had more defensive win shares than both Westbrook and Durant not only this year but the past 2.
Defensive Win Shares:
Curry
2014-2015: 4.1
2015-2016: 4.1
Westbrook
2014-2015: 3.2
2015-2016: 4.0
Durant
2014-2015: 1.0 (not a full season)
2015-2016: 3.5
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/duranke01.html