Don't expect the Golden State Warriors to spend the next week shaking in their boots.

Sure the top seeds will watch with interest as the Los Angeles Clippers and Utah Jazz battle in Game 5 on Tuesday night to see who gains the upper hand in their first-round series.

But if we're being honest, it doesn't really matter.

The Warriors, who are clearly the favorites to win the NBA championship this season, are certainly the favorites to dominate their opponents in the second round and easily move on to the Western Conference finals, where a real challenge could await.

There's a pretty good chance Golden State, which dispatched Portland on Monday night, could sweep the Clippers or the Jazz and talk will shift to whether there's a chance Golden State could sweep through the entire playoffs with a 16-0 record.

But for now, here are the reasons why the Warriors should dominate Utah or L.A. in the second round:

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS

Once one of the best rivalries in the West, the Warriors and Clippers series have become a joke.

The Warriors have dominated their Pacific Division foes of late, sweeping the Clippers in four games this regular season in embarrassing fashion.

The Warriors won in Staples Center 115-98 on December 7, and then topped L.A. 144-98 at home on January 28. Bruised and battered, the Clippers still had no answer on February 2 at home in a 133-120 loss. The season series concluded with a 123-113 loss on February 23 in Oakland.

Los Angeles used to have an up-tempo team that could hang for stretches with the Warriors.

But as Chris Paul and the rest of the Clippers core has aged, that's simply not the case anymore.

Coach Doc Rivers really doesn't have much in terms of answers for the Warriors, although he must be encouraged by the return of his son, Austin, a strong defensive player who should be able to mitigate a little bit of the damage on the perimeter by the Warriors.

But a player like DeAndre Jordan will have nowhere to hide in this series... who is he going to guard?

An embarrassing four-game sweep might be enough to break up the Clippers for good, as Paul, Blake Griffin or coach Rivers could all be candidates to move along with their careers after this playoff loss.

UTAH JAZZ

OK, honestly, this one could be a little more interesting.

The Jazz aren't a designated whipping boy for the Warriors like the Clippers have become.

In fact, coach Quin Snyder and his team actually beat the Warriors once this season, although that was in the second-to-last game of the year for Golden State, which had nothing to play for in the 105-99 loss.

The team was in rest mode as Klay Thompson didn't play and Kevin Durant was more concerned about how his knee would hold up than preserving the team's 14-game winning streak.

Besides, Golden State has already proven their superiority against Utah with a 106-99 victory on December 8 and a 104-74 thrashing of the Jazz on December 20 in Oakland.

Rudy Gobert will have the same problem against Golden State and Jordan would... what exactly does a great rim protector do when the opponent is jump-shooting you to death?

But at least with Snyder, Gobert, Gordon Hayward, George Hill, Joe Johnson and company, it would be something different to see this Jazz team take a shot at the Warriors.

It probably wouldn't be pretty, but at least it would be new.