You and I are probably the only two who remember when Durant came to Hillsboro he was with Oak Hill (his second high school team). And then he transfered *From. Oak. Hill. because he found a better bandwagon at Montrose.
You're right he didn't need Pippen. Jordan just got swept on his own.
Twice.
And he didn't need a 40 point game from Pippen. He needed a 30 point game from Sam Vincent.
Durante and Curry aren't the only ones. The Warriors are bullies. Sometimes, like in 2015 (hi DNC!) if the leader of the little kid gang hits you back, you can still win because your gang is just so much more talented. Sometimes, like 2016, you can;t.
No way in heck a Durant-led team wins...
The title that was the fluke was 2015. When was the last team to play in the finals without it's #2 and #3 players? And still win 2 games?
GS really needs a win this year to get that Mozgov-sized asterisk off their ring.