NBA 2018-19: 3 reasons why LA Clippers could eliminate Golden State Warriors

#3 LA are as pesky as they come while the Warriors are taking things for granted

Pat Bev has managed to get under GSW's skin throughout the series

Curry scored 24 points in 38 minutes in Game 5 and expressed his "no panic at all" mindset afterwards. One of the most glaring indications of Golden State Warriors' high-headed attitude lately came forward when Klay Thompson shed some light on it in the post-game presser.

“I was,” Thompson admitted, when asked whether the Warriors were guilty of looking ahead to the second round. “I thought we were going to come out and win tonight, but sometimes life doesn’t go as planned. [The Clippers] have been pesky, they’ve been tough. But now it’s time to do what we do.”

Nate Scott of USA Today made a key observation too. "All season long, the Warriors would show flashes of what had made them so unbeatable in years past. But they also had a nasty habit of taking quarters, even entire halves, of defense off," Scott said.

Another example of this came to the fore when a reporter asked Coach Kerr about the identity of the team after the humiliating Game 5 loss, “What's the identity of our club? Back-to-back champions,” Kerr said. “We're really good. I mean, we're hanging banners."

The Warriors are defending champions, yes, but that doesn't mean all the other teams will hand it to them again this year. The Clippers will not go down without a fight, and the Warriors need to be prepared for any eventuality.