Ti's Four-Point Play: Which NBA Teams Can Truly Contend?

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After throttling every major contender this month, it may seem as though no team can truly stand up to the Golden State Warriors. The Dubs are in a class of their own, but that doesn’t mean their ticket to a second consecutive NBA championship can already be punched.

There are still other contenders. This week’s issue of Ti’s Four-Point Play focuses on four of them, and really there are only four teams that can pose a threat to Golden State in a seven game series. With a sort of scandal enveloping the team, the Los Angeles Clippers are not one of them.

The Clippers at full health might be a threat, but without Blake Griffin for somewhere around eight weeks Los Angeles doesn’t have the firepower to hang around with the Warriors. This team seems on the verge of implosion, not contention.

The four other contending teams are fairly obvious to figure out at this point. The Toronto Raptors, Oklahoma City Thunder, Cleveland Cavaliers and San Antonio Spurs seem like the only teams that have a shot to challenge Golden State.

In order from least to most likely to take down Stephen Curry and company, those four teams are broken down, right here.

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Ti’s Four-Point Play: Which NBA Teams Can Challenge The Warriors?

By Ti Windisch | Jan 31, 2016

The Golden State Warriors are currently the team to beat in the NBA. This edition of Ti’s Four-Point Play looks at four teams hoping to give them a run for their money.