Before a long -term reconstruction that required the completion of the five seasons, the history of Houston Rockets was inseparable with the Golden State fighters.
Over the last decade, a period of five years, the teams have thrown square times in the playoffs. Warriors won every series, including preventing Rockets from progressing to the NBA Finals in 2015 and 2018, taking the Western Conference Finals in five and seven games respectively.
After he had four seasons in the ranking, Rockets revealed this campaign and surprised the NBA by winning the second seed in the West. As an reward, Houston drew the nemesi-7-number Seed Golden State as its first tour rival, with the 1st game of the seven best series for the Sunday.
“This is not the team and this is not a team,” Rockets protector Fred Vanvleet said. He said. “This is a new year. With the purchase on the last delivery date (Jimmy Butler), frankly, they were in a heater. One of the best teams in the league for the last few months.
“Respect your opponent. You have to go there and tie them.”
Rockets’s squad has been transferred since the last meeting of the teams in the playoffs, while Warriors have a triple Holdovers from the 2019 Western Conference semi -finals of Golden State in Houston: Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Kevon Loey.
Although the distant past is not prologue, the season series between the teams may take a look at what can emerge. Warriors won the 3-2 series, including a pair of victory in Houston.
However, Rockets received the last meeting in Golden State on April 6, 106-96. This pointed to the second win at Houston’s three meetings after Warriors won 15 consecutively.
This win also exhibited what made Houston a power this season, leading the defense versatility.
“I think we’ve seen what works for us, what series works well for us, and then he’s playing clearly.” He said. “There will be enough chess matches that they are trying to do, what we are trying to do and who can impose what they want with certain arrangements.
“I think our versatility is one of the most powerful aspects. We can go to small, large, region and all different things like this. Now it seems that there is a lot in our vehicle box.”
Rockets limited two weeks ago to three points in 1 shot, and the defense Amen Thompson led the accusation. Rockets’s physicality was a point of speech following the competition, which included several chippy exchange among the teams.
“There is a reason why teams are physical for Steph,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. He said. “He is the biggest shooter and moving of all time in this game, and therefore we will try to protect it in the same way. Everyone will try to put the best athletes to him, to be physical with him. They are all part of the equation. Nothing we worry about.”
Warriors, who are green as the head of their snakes, know a few things about defense toughness, especially in playoffs. Warriors have not been disturbed by Rockets’ defense strategy against Curry and the potential of a physical series.
If Houston aims to fight in mud, fighters are equipped to do the same thing.
“By the way, we’re a very physical team,” Kerr said. “By playing a physical game, we were defensively good in the playoffs, so I welcome all this.
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