Led by the multi-talented Golden State Warriors, there are at least five teams with a legitimate chance of winning this year's NBA title.
The other four teams with the talent and leadership skills to win the whole thing are the San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets, Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers.
Stacked with an All-Star cast that includes Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, the Warriors are so superior to anyone else in the NBA that whoever they meet in the playoffs, it won't be a fair fight.
Curry won the NBA's Most Valuable Player award the past two seasons, and Durant won it three years ago.
And anyone who thought Curry's star was fading because of the appearance of Durant need only to look at how effective he was when Durant was sidelined with a knee injury. The Warriors went 15-4 when Durant was sidelined.
Here are the five things to watch for in the upcoming playoffs, which start Saturday.
