The Golden State Warriors faced a daunting back-to-back against the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets, yet exited with two of their most impressive wins of the season to continue growing their playoff credentials.

With Stephen Curry in red-hot form after a mammoth 125 points in the last three games, and Brandin Podziemski taking multiple steps towards future stardom, is it time to start talking about the Warriors as legitimate championship threats?