The Golden State Warriors boast not only the most dominant team in the National Basketball Association playoffs right now — but also one of the most dominant teams in any professional sports league.

Tonight, the Warriors will look to complete a sweep of the Utah Jazz in the second round of the 2017 NBA playoffs. They haven’t lost a postseason game yet, having swept Portland 4-0 in the first round. Game 4 was essentially over at halftime, after they put up 72 points. The current 7-0 postseason winning streak is the longest in franchise history.

And Golden State is currently doing all of this with no head coach.

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Steve Kerr coached the team at the opening of the postseason, but he handed over the reins to assistant Mike Brown for Game 3 of the first round. With Brown as acting coach the past five games, the Warriors continued to roll over the Trail Blazers and now the Jazz.

It’s an uncommon situation, to say the least, and it begs the question of how much a head coach matters to an NBA team, at least as it relates to the X’s and O’s of in-game strategy. With a roster this talented, are the Warriors effectively coaching themselves?

The absentee coach. There’s no question Kerr wants nothing more than to be with his team. Unfortunately, he’s physically incapable right now.

Kerr, 51, was one of the NBA’s brightest stars as a player. He won three championship rings with the Chicago Bulls and two more with the San Antonio Spurs. An incredible sharpshooter from the perimeter, he holds the NBA records for the highest career three-point percentage for a career (45.4 percent) and an individual season (.524).

Kerr also has a ring for coaching the Warriors to their NBA title in 2015. In 2016, when Golden State fell one game short of winning back-to-back championships, he was named NBA Coach of the Year.

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However, Kerr had been dealing with lingering back pain since his playing days. In July and September 2015, he underwent surgical procedures to correct the problem. The surgeries only made things much worse.

“For months, he was a shell of himself, battling intense pressure headaches and searing pain behind his eyes,” Romana Shelburne reported for ESPN. “He has had a terrible migraine basically every day since July. Some days he’ll feel better and go for a hike. Other days he’ll be seeing spots and looking for a chair to grab or a wall to lean on so he doesn’t fall over.”

Last month, Kerr told a group of reporters: “I can tell you if you’re listening out there, stay away from back surgery. I can say that from the bottom of my heart. Rehab, rehab, rehab. Don’t let anyone get in there.”

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On Saturday morning, ESPN reported that Kerr had another procedure to fix the spinal-cord fluid leak that is believed to be causing his severe symptoms. Warriors owner Joe Lacob told Bloomberg Radio the coach remains out indefinitely.

In the 2014-15 season, Kerr coached the Warriors to a 67-15 record and the NBA championship. But Kerr’s symptoms forced him into a leave of absence in training camp for the next season. Assistant Luke Walton took over as interim coach, guiding Golden State to a 39-4 record before Kerr rejoined the team in January 2016.

The team finished the year 73-9, an NBA record — though it eventually lost to the LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers, who rallied back from a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals.

Does Kerr’s absence matter? One could argue that any coach could win with Golden State’s wealth of talent. Many analysts have called point guard Stephen Curry the greatest shooter in NBA history; he was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player each of the past two seasons.

Curry’s joined by three other All-NBA honorees — Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson — and an aging but still effective veteran, Andre Iguodala.

One could argue any coach could win with Golden State’s wealth of talent.

Coming into the second round, Golden State, which is based in Oakland, remained a massive favorite to earn the 2017 championship. The Bovada sportsbook put the team at -225 to win the title; in other words, you’d have to bet $225 to win $100 if you picked the Warriors.

No other playoff team comes close — not even Cleveland (which won the championship last year on June 19, over the Warriors). Oddsmakers put LeBron James’ Cavaliers at +325 (bet $100 to win $325). Rounding out the top five, the San Antonio Spurs were +800, Houston Rockets +1,400, and Boston Celtics +2,000. That makes Golden State a dominating front-runner.

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It certainly helps that the Warriors have a highly experienced interim coach in Brown, who’s known for his facility for game management. He formerly was the head coach of the Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers, and he has two Coach of the Year awards of his own. Golden State was ready for the possibility that Coach Kerr could miss more time, and under Brown, the NBA’s juggernaut hasn’t missed a beat.

Brown has freely acknowledged he’s just there to let the NBA’s most talented player corps run the system they’ve put together with Kerr. He’s not there to forge a new path — just to smooth out any bumps in the road. And so far, regardless of who’s behind the wheel, the Warriors just keep on rolling.

Cleveland just won four games against the Toronto Raptors and have advanced; LeBron James’ incredible shooting played a big role in their success. The Boston Celtics are playing against the Washington Wizards (Boston is leading 2-1); and the San Antonio Spurs (2-1) are playing the Houston Rockets — so there’s still much to be decided. Stay tuned.