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

#4 Cleveland's role players are spectacularly underperforming

Cleveland Cavaliers v Toronto Raptors - Game Two

Make no mistake, the Cavaliers' roster is one of the most well-rounded of all the teams in the NBA. The deadline day trades they pulled off to bring in Jordan Clarkson, Rodney Hood, Larry Nance Jr and George Hill were welcomed by basketball fans as a necessary step towards getting back to a fourth successive NBA Finals for the Cavs, and they have stepped up and helped LeBron at various stages in these playoffs when he needed that help.

But they're mostly all just off their game. Hill, who averaged a 41.5% clip on 3-pointers during the regular season, is now down to a woefully low 25.7% rate during the playoffs. Jeff Green, who was instrumental in getting the Cavs across the line in games 6 & 7 against Boston, has still been underwhelming in the playoffs. His playing time is nearly identical to his regular season mark, but his scoring is down 2.5 points per game, as is his field goal percentage.

Jordan Clarkson has been relegated to restricted minutes because of his decision-making, while the same has happened to Larry Nance. Rodney Hood has only seen garbage time minutes in the last 2 series, while JR Smith hit the side of the backboard as many times as he hit 3-pointers in Boston.

Plain and simple, this isn't going to cut it.