Warriors Prove That Third Title in Four Years Was All but a Formality

The final buzzer of Game 4 served to tell the Warriors something they already knew. Golden State was, definitively, the best team in these Finals and the best team in the league. There can be relief for the Warriors in the affirmation of that fact, but no awe—not when Golden State could have been picked as the 2018 championship favorite as far back as 23 months ago.