Draymond Green stated that NBA players face the Warriors like they're playing in the Finals:

"You always get players who go off, playing at a level beyond themselves. That's the Warriors effect—the impact of our past success. You have to understand, a lot of the young guys coming into the NBA today grew up watching us win. So when they face us, it becomes their Finals, the moment their childhood dreams come true. That's why you always get opponents firing on all cylinders..."