2018 NBA Playoffs Preview: Golden State Warriors vs San Antonio Spurs, SWOT Analysis & Prediction 

#2 Weaknesses

Golden State Warriors

Warriors have lost 6 out their last 9 regular season games

In their last 10 games of the season, the Warriors’ defense has unraveled, allowing 109.9 points per 100 possessions, which ranked 28th in the league in that span. With Curry out of the picture, surprisingly Warriors defense rather than their offense has taken a hit, especially in the past few games.

Granted that the Warriors were not always putting forth their best players in the final games of the season, but this has become a bad habit for them now. Speaking of bad habits, the Warriors have a tendency of turning the ball over too many times allowing the opposition team with easy baskets. They have a turnover percentage of 15.3 which is the 3rd most in the league.

San Antonio Spurs

Spurs have limited offensive options

The biggest problem for the Spurs is going to be their offense. With limited scoring options, it is going to be very difficult for the Spurs to match up with the Warriors' offense. With Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili at the later stages of their career, the only option that the Spurs have is throwing the ball in the low post and exploiting the interior defense of the Warriors.