Golden State Warriors Beat Houston Rockets To Advance To NBA Finals
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Via USAToday
Breaking down the Golden State Warriors’ 104-90 win over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday that clinched the Western Conference finals by a 4-1 margin.
What happened: The Warriors reached the NBA Finals, something that hasn’t been said or written in four decades. That Golden State team was able to finish the job, with Rick Barry & Co. sweeping the Washington Bullets in just their third season in Oakland after moving from San Francisco.
The modern-day version got there by way of a slop-fest against the Houston Rockets that counted as a series-deciding victory nonetheless. They will now face the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Finals. The Warriors started to pull away in the third quarter, using a 7-0 run to lead 74-65, and keeping the reckless Rockets at bay from there.
Just one game after giving up 128 points to Houston, the Warriors’ defense got the job done in this one as the Rockets shot 35.1%. James Harden, such a force in Houston’s Game 4 win with his 45-point outing, had his worst game of the year at the worst possible time.
Chef Harden cooking sloppy joes: The poor shooting would have been bad enough, Harden hitting 2 of 10 shots in 44 minutes. Then there was the defense, with Harden letting Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson get loose for an efficient 20-point night (8-of-14 shooting). But Chef Harden treated the ball as if he were grabbing a hot plate with no gloves, turning it over a remarkable 13 times and setting a league record for giveaways in a playoff game. The previous record holder was “Super” John Williamson (1979, 11).
Congrats to “The Splash Brothers” and the rest of the Warriors franchise.
This could end up being one of the best NBA Finals in years. Who are you rooting for?
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