GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS VS HOUSTON ROCKETS L i v e STREAM
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS VS HOUSTON ROCKETS L i v e STREAM
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NBA CONF. FINALS: GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS VS HOUSTON ROCKETS L i v e STREAM
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There have been some instances in NBA history where everyone craves a matchup that never actually happens, a la Kobe Bryant vs. LeBron James
in the NBA Finals. Thankfully, NBA fans everywhere will get to watch
the series everyone has craved for ten months when the Rockets and
Warriors match up in the Western Conference Finals. This series is full
of star power and intrigue.
Houston is an astounding 50-5 when the triumvirate of Paul, Harden,
and Clint Capela all play together. On the other hand, the Warriors are
24-3 in the playoffs since signing Kevin Durant in the summer of 2016.
The Rockets win if…
Clint Capela can play the best basketball of his career. In the three
regular-season matchups, Capela averaged 15 points, 6.3 rebounds and
1.0 blocks per game. He has to be able to stay on the floor when the
Warriors go small and provide hard rolls to the rim after his
bone-crushing screens.
The most important factor in this series is whether or not Capela can get Draymond Green into foul trouble.
Superstars Chris Paul and James Harden need to play Curry and Durant
at least to a draw while not allowing Klay Thompson to get going.
The Rockets’ defense has to continue to stifle opposing teams. Houston’s defensive wings such as Ariza, Tucker, and Luc Mbah a Moute have to make Durant as inefficient as possible.
Also, it wouldn’t hurt if Houston can make at least 15 threes a game for the series.
The Warriors win if…
Curry can continue to return to his MVP-level form while continuing
his apparent mission to outplay CP3 whenever possible. Fellow Splash Bro
Thompson has to shake his recent second-round slump and average an
efficient 20 points a night.
Draymond has to run Capela off the floor while continuing to average a
near triple-double while playing DPOY-level defense across all
positions. Staying out of foul trouble is of the utmost importance.
Durant has to take over close games with his scoring while making
wide-open threes (it’s harder for him than it sounds this postseason.)
Rolde players like Iguodala, Shaun Livingston, David West and Kevon Looney have to make positive two-way contributions.
Prediction
Golden State Warriors in six.
The defending champs, as petty as they’ve shown to be, will take
major offense at various quotes about the Rockets “being built to defeat
the Warriors."
The squads will split victories on Houston’s home court, then the
Warriors will sweep Games 3 & 4 at home. The Rockets will rally for a
win in Game 5, but the series will end in front of the raucous Oracle
Arena crowd in a Game 6 victory for the Warriors.
Draymond will be his brash self while understanding his two-way
importance to the team. Steph, Klay, and KD will all drain threes with
ease.
Chris Paul, coming off of an outrageous close-out game vs Utah, will
regress some when facing the defensive pressure from the Warriors. James
Harden, who should rightfully be named the MVP this season, will score
in bunches at times but have an inefficient series thanks to the efforts
of varying Warrior wings.
There will be multiple games where Houston wings Tucker and Mbah a
Moute make 7+ corner threes combined, but in the end, it won’t be
enough.
The Warrior train will continue chugging onto the NBA Finals, while
the Rockets will be left wondering what more they can do to dethrone the
champs. (Hint: they magically need to get off the Ryan Anderson albatross contract and pursue a top-tier free agent.)
