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

#5 The Warriors are the best defensive team in the NBA

Draymond Green contests James Harden's 3-pointer in Game 7

Assuming that all of Cleveland's role players are able to get themselves right mentally and are prepared to step up their game in the Finals, they'll be coming across the best defensive team of the league in the playoffs. At a defensive rating of 99.9, the Warriors are a full 3.1 points better than the Indiana Pacers (whom the Cavs faced in the first round) and 4.8 points better than the Boston Celtics (the Cavs were unable to score in excess of 100 points in any of their road games in the Conference Finals).

The Warriors are able to field 4 All-Defensive team caliber players in Iggy, Klay, Dray, and Durant at any point during a game, and can rely on them to make life hell for whichever player they happen to be guarding. Short of sinking every single open look they find, the Cavaliers will be hard-pressed to pass on any playmaking responsibility to players other LeBron in this team.