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probably a combo of multiple things. I don't think OKC is a bad match up for them, GSW have lost to them only once in the last 2 years. Many of those wins were by 15+ points. OKC is is playing great right now. Lots of confidence after beating the Spurs. GSW has been playing tired for about a month or more, its been easy to see the decline. Curry isn't 100%. All of these things playing a part in this series.
They played 3x this year and every game was competitive. I'd call that barely relevant but 2014-2015 definitely isn't remotely relevant. That's a long, long time ago in a land far away at this point.
was referring to the "bad matchup" comments. Both teams are virtually identical the past 2 seasons. A bad matchup doesn't lose/win once in 2 years. This years scores
116-108
121-106
118-112
OKC losing all of them. Simply put, its not the matchup.
I don't see what relevance 2014-2015 would have, OKC is a different team now and wasn't even healthy for most of that year.
In general using regular season matchups as a barometer for what is going to happen in the postseason is flawed to me, very few opponent specific adjustments made over an 82 game season, benches are longer, intensity isn't the same, etc etc. It's just a different game. That's just something I've personally never put much value into, but to each their own.