Well, I think context is important. Yes, we lost to a team that went down in the second round, but there were circumstances IMO that contributed to it that can’t be quantified or proven.
One, the KINGS pace over 7 games wore down an older Warriors team. Two, the LAL just happened to matchup well against GSW.
Conversely I believe the KINGS would have been a harder matchup for LAL because their strengths were the LAL biggest weakness. Transition defense. Fox, Monk and Co. would have feasted.
Defensively for the KINGS, the LAL didn’t have a Steph Curry to get hot and bail them out. AD and LBJ would have done damage, but not enough to keep up with the KINGS frantic pace and would gotten worn down too.
So I don’t think the way you positioned above is the way to look at it.