KD on Warriors', Cavs' playoff dominance: 'Don't like it, don't watch it'
The Golden State Warriors secured another comfortable win over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night, moving to within a game of the Finals with an unblemished, record-tying 11-0 playoff record.
Meanwhile, over in the Eastern Conference, the Cleveland Cavaliers have looked equally dominant, sporting a 10-0 record and coming off a 44-point dismantling of the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the East finals.
The Warriors have outscored opponents by an average of 16.5 points a night, while the Cavs are winning by an average margin of 13.4. The two teams that have met in the past two Finals are a virtual lock to meet in a third, and nobody's even made them sweat.
Warriors forward Kevin Durant was asked after his team's latest win whether the league's clear duopoly - and the one-sided games and series it's produced this postseason - diminishes the NBA product for fans. And while he seemed to agree this type of overwhelming dominance isn't necessarily what the fans most want to see, he didn't seem too concerned.
"The fans, they always want to see a tight game, they want to see a buzzer beater every game, but it's not like that sometimes," Durant told reporters. "You have your years where you have great playoff series, four or five Game 7s, and then some years you have what you see this playoffs. But as players, we wanna go out there and win by as much as possible, and play as great as you can. Whatever happens with the score, happens.
"Relay that to the fans who feel upset. If you don't like it, don't watch it."