They are good in closing out games and protecting their lead.
But maybe not against the depending champ, they got outplayed in the last minutes and if they really want to beat the Warriors, they have to remain the composure and play like it's the last game of the series. The way I see in the last 2 games and I want to compare it with the Rockets, I can see the Rockets are the tougher opponent of the Warriors, and since Rockets were able to bring the game to 6 games, I think this series might end up in 4 or 5.
Right, and the odd makers really know that, And that is why they are the favorites to win this series. Houston is different, we can call them rivals. We remember that last year, others said that they could have won the series if Paul was not injured, this time it was Durant who is out, but still the Warriors won. So for them, this series is much easier that's why they won game 2 even though Portland has the opportunity to win.