I love Kawhi but you guys act like he would really give the Spurs a shot at winning this series. That game 1 was Spurs playing near their best and Warriors playing near their worst. Yes, the Spurs had a little to do with it but it was mainly the Warriors killing themselves. Combination of rust and lack of urgency.
The point isn't that the Spurs would win the series. It would be that the series would at least be competitive. Without Kawhi, the 2nd best offensive option is Aldridge. While Aldridge can turn it on, he's cold when he does make his initial shots. When that happens, you get this sort of game. The only guy actually hitting anything is Simmons.
So instead of a series where games can be kept within low double digits, you get huge blowouts because the Spurs will feed the Warrior's transition offense bricked shots.