Give the Warriors a little truth serum and they’ll probably admit they did not expect that they’d need two of the greatest second halves of their lives — two of the greatest second halves in recent playoff history — to avoid having to make early vacation plans.



Yes, it tells us a lot about the Warriors that they took Houston a little lightly (despite the 65 regular-season wins), that they stumbled so dangerously in Games 4 and 5 (when the Warriors thought they had the series under control), and that they still could summon the raw power and mental toughness to pull out this series in seven games (because the Warriors remain the class of this league).



Really, if you add it all up, this entire operatic series only underlined the big-picture view that has become clearer every day of this odd and at times awkward season:



The Warriors are right on the brink of a large and necessary middle-of-the-roster overhaul, and they’re only four...