2018 NBA Finals: 5 Reasons why the Golden State Warriors will blitz the Cleveland Cavaliers 

2017 NBA Finals - Game Two
2017 NBA Finals - Game Two

#3 The Hamptons' 5 lineup is the best there is in basketball

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Golden State Warriors v Houston Rockets - Game Two
The Warriors' starting lineup, also known in basketball as the Hamptons' 5

The 5-man lineup of Andre Iguodala, Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Draymond Green has been a vital component of the Warriors' postseason success over the last 2 summers. This year, through 110 minutes of playing together in 7 appearances, the Hamptons' Five lineup boasts of an offensive rating of 123.9, a defensive rating of 101.1 and a net rating of 22.9.

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Collectively, they're blowing teams out on their own with their starting lineup - particularly in 3rd quarters of games. This lineup boasts of 4 really good playmakers, including reigning DPOY winner Draymond Green, and they're able to move the ball around on offense and run rings against most defenses when they get their mojo going.

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We've seen them get it done against Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday in the semifinals, Harden and Paul in the Conference Finals and we'll probably see it happen against LeBron in the Finals as well.

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