Why the Warriors’ thrilling comeback hurt so much

The inevitability of the Golden State Warriors playing the Cleveland Cavaliers for a third straight year in the NBA Finals becomes more palpable with each passing day. The San Antonio Spurs came to Oracle Arena intent to ruin the season-long hype. Kawhi Leonard embodied the seriousness of their party-crashing purpose, ditching the runway fashion as he strolled off the team bus, through the metal detectors and into locker room before Game 1 of the Western Conference finals in nothing more than his team sweatsuit.