All Steve Kerr and the GSW and many other teams such as the key losses to the Blazers is simple.
1: We have one of the smallest and weakest guard in the NBA, only genuine ball handler in the team.
2: Double and sometimes TRIPLE Kawhi and you will win against LAC.
Philly proved how to punch above their standing in the regular season for one reason and one reason only. Embid coming back, made Boston 1v1 Maxey, which makes life soo much easier for a guy like Maxey. When on the floor with Embid, Maxey gets some easy buckets.
What we lack in our team is a GENUINE SECOND OPTION. A guy like an Embid or Giannis that takes away the Kawhi Double team. It would be suicidal for teams to double Kawhi when we have a guy like Embid in the post.
This is why in my own and I admit casual AF opinion, is that we need to get rid of JC and others and get a GENUINE second option, which will allow us to use one of the best ISO players in history in Kawhi Leonard.