If the Warriors are healthy entering the playoffs, no team in the Western Conference will want to face off against the defending NBA champions.
Prior to Golden State's matchup with the Charlotte Hornets at Chase Center on Tuesday, Hall of Famer and NBC Sports Bay Area Warriors analyst Chris Mullin discussed the team's Christmas Day win over the Memphis Grizzlies and how despite Ja Morant saying he's not concerned with any Western Conference team, that Memphis and the rest of the conference will have their hands full if the Warriors are healthy when the playoffs begin in April.
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SIGN UP HERE "They got a big concern, because they can't beat the Warriors minus their two best players," Mullin said of Memphis. "That was a big-time win for me because it had a playoff feel to it. And when the Warriors get to the playoffs, they can play the starters more minutes, no back-to-backs. And to me, in the West for sure, there's not a team in the West that can beat the Warriors in a seven-game series."
The struggling Warriors (16-18) entered Tuesday's game as the No. 10 seed in the West and if the season ended today, they would be relegated to the play-in tournament. However, because of how competitive the conference is, the Warriors only are six games behind the Denver Nuggets (21-11) for the No. 1 seed and just two-and-a-half games behind the Sacramento Kings (17-14) for the No. 6 seed, which would allow Golden State to avoid the play-in tournament altogether.
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If a healthy Warriors team does sneak into the playoffs, no Western Conference opponent will be eager to face the reigning champs.
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