Today ESPN wrote an article talking about the key data of each team and pointed out some problems with the Warriors. The main problem the Warriors faced over the past season is that their offense almost collapsed when Stephen Curry rested. According to Cleaning the Glass, the Golden State Warriors can only score 104.2 points per 100 possessions without Curry and Jimmy Butler. This figure is only more than 5% of the league's teams. By contrast, when Curry was there, the Warriors could score 120.1 points per 100 games (more than 85% of the league's teams).
However, Butler's arrival after the deal deadline solved the problem. Without Curry, the Warriors' offensive efficiency was 113.9 when Butler led the team, more than 47% of the teams. This performance is good enough in this case. Because the Warriors are very strong with Curry, they just need to keep things going without losing control when he is not on the court. In addition, Butler also contributed excellent defense (more than 99% of the league's players) during the time when he was without Curry, it is not difficult to see why the Warriors achieved 23 wins and 8 losses after Butler came to the team, and ranked third in the league in net efficiency (net score of 100 rounds).
Of course, when Curry was injured in the second round of the playoffs, the Warriors' offense did have problems. But Butler's injury also had a certain impact at that time, and he eventually lost to the Timberwolves 1-4.
source:7m cn