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Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni noted he intends to start shooting guard Eric Gordon in place of the injured point guard Chris Paul for Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors, according to Mark Medina of the San Jose Mercury News. The long-tenured coach also expressed doubt of Paul […]

Steve Kerr sung some praise for his star forward Kevin Durant when speaking of the Houston Rockets’ switch-happy defense that has forced the Golden State Warriors into many isolation plays throughout the series. “We’re lucky we have Kevin because Kevin is the ultimate answer against switching defenses,” said Kerr, according to Melissa Rohlin of the […]

Steve Kerr urged that his Golden State Warriors have not lost faith despite suffering a second straight loss to the Houston Rockets in Games 4 and 5 of this Western Conference Finals. The man at the helm noted his team simply has to win two games to reach the NBA Finals, and brought up the […]

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul will miss Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors with a strained hamstring, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. He is set to be re-evaluated once the team comes back to Houston. An earlier report by ESPN’s Tim MacMahon indicated that Paul’s injury […]

The status of Golden State Warriors defensive ace Andre Iguodala still remains somewhat unclear for coach Steve Kerr, who noted he’s improved “incrementally” over the last few days, yet still remains unsure if he will be ready for a pivotal Game 6 against the Houston Rockets, according to Mark Medina of the San Jose Mercury […]

Game 5 of the Golden State Warriors versus the Houston Rockets opened with a tribute to those who lost their lives in the shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas, as 10 children lost their lives, and many others were injured during the incident earlier this week. “We are Santa Fe strong,” the announcer […]

Draymond Green had no problem making guarantees after committing a costly turnover that turned into a Game 5 loss on the road to the Houston Rockets, putting the Golden State Warriors at the brink of elimination, down in the series 3-2. The mercurial engine forward was assertive and unequivocal for a Game 6 win at […]

The Golden State Warriors now find themselves on the verge of elimination, down 3-2 in their Western Conference Series against the Golden State Warriors. It’s times like these when veteran presences like Shaun Livingston could have a major effect putting things in perspective for the team. As the Warriors let Game 5 slip from their […]

The Golden State Warriors don’t seem to be defeated despite coming ever so close to pulling out wins in Games 4 and 5 against the Houston Rockets, now at the verge of elimination, down 3-2 in the Western Conference Finals. Point guard Stephen Curry noted the team isn’t looking back, but forward to Game 6 […]

Draymond Green didn’t sugarcoat his costly turnover during the winding seconds of Game 5 against the Houston Rockets, quickly taking the blame for a lost possession that cost the Golden State Warriors the game. “We were supposed to score and I lost the ball, there’s kind of not much more to it than that,” said […]

The Golden State Warriors have played slower as their Western Conference Finals series against the Houston Rockets has gone on. That fact has been reflected not only in the score after both teams responsible for the two best offenses in the league have been unable to put up 100 points in the last two games, […]

Despite a second-straight loss to the Houston Rockets, the Golden State Warriors don’t seem to have lost their confidence, still hoping to make a bounce back and come out of the series. Forward Draymond Green cited the team’s experience and playoff pedigree will come into play when taking on them once again on Saturday at Oracle […]

The Golden State Warriors faced off the Houston Rockets in Game 5 after dropping the last game on their home floor and looking for some redemption. Things didn’t go according to plan as the matchup turned out to be an ugly game of basketball where the Warriors looked almost unrecognizable. In spite of many turnovers […]

What makes Steve Kerr a great coach is that he has a whole bag of stories to share which can motivate his players. In Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals, the Golden State Warriors bench boss relayed a Michael Jordan story to Kevin Durant. As observed below, Kerr recalled a time when Jordan was […]

The Houston Rockets grabbed a huge Game 5 win on Thursday night to pull ahead of the Golden State Warriors in their Western Conference Finals series. They are just one win shy of reaching the NBA Finals. This was led by a strong outing from Chris Paul, who scored 20 points with 18 coming in the second […]

Lady luck was on the Houston Rockets’ side in Game 5. In the final moments of the game, the Golden State Warriors had a chance to take a lead with a 3-point shot. James Harden lost track of Stephen Curry — the game’s greatest 3-point assassin — who was wide open from downtown. Fortunately for […]

The ring hasn’t been friendly with Draymond Green in the postseason. Whenever he gets a chance to posterize a foe, it’s the Golden State Warriors forward who ends up being posterized via a block. According to ESPN Stats & Info, Green has been blocked on four dunk attempts in the playoffs. Clint Capela's block on […]

On Thursday evening, Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul put Golden State Warriors gunslinger Steph Curry in a blender like Eve 6. For the sake of clarity, here is the outdated reference made in the lede: That’s not going to help the Steph Curry is bad at defense narrative. The Warriors, after losing Game 4, weren’t […]

The Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets are currently tied at the half of Game 5 at 45 apiece. The Rockets got off to a fast start, leading by double digits in the opening period, but with a little luck and a horrid 6-of-24 three-point shooting from Houston, the Warriors stormed back to tie the […]

The Golden State Warriors focused on health over wins all season long, and it netted them the number two seed in the NBA behind the Houston Rockets. Unfortunately for Golden State, they were dealt a huge blow in Game 3 of their Western Conference Finals series against Houston when Andre Iguodala suffered a knee injury. […]

Despite adding Chris Paul last offseason, the Houston Rockets came in as underdogs against the defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors. Four games into the Western Conference Finals, however, the Rockets and Warriors are tied at two games apiece with a pivotal Game 5 on Thursday night. According to Marcus Thompson of The Athletic Bay […]

We’re about an hour before tip-off of Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets. But there could be a problem. Water is apparently falling from the ceiling of the Toyota Center and right onto the court. Here is some video: A large amount of water just fell […]

Golden State Warriors players are reportedly not optimistic about the chances of Andre Iguodala returning for them tonight in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals vs. the Houston Rockets. After speaking with a few players, they didn’t sound optimistic Andre Iguodala would be playing tonight. — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) May 24, 2018 And that […]

The Golden State Warriors feel a little shook heading back to Houston in the Western Conference Finals with the series tied 2-2. This after racing out to a 12-0 lead in Game 4 before failing in the final seconds to come back against a hungry Rockets team. Now with the series back in Texas, the […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson won’t be eligible for a supermax contract extension this summer after failing to make the All-NBA cut this season. Teammates Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry made the First and Third Teams respectively, but Thompson and teammate Draymond Green did not make it into either of the three teams. […]

The All-NBA teams have been announced with some of the usual suspects making a return and some new faces coming into the picture. via Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports: First Team All-NBA: LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) James Harden (Houston Rockets) Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans) Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) Kevin Durant (Golden State Warriors) […]

Concurrent with a prior report, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr expects shooting guard Klay Thompson to play tonight against the Houston Rockets, while forward Andre Iguodala is considered a game-time decision, according to Mark Medina of the San Jose Mercury News. Iguodala’s individual defense was sorely missed in Game 4, as the perennial […]

The Golden State Warriors are trying to win their third NBA Title in four years, but there was a point that Draymond Green thought he wouldn’t even make it through any of it after the 2016 season. Green and Steve Kerr weren’t the biggest fans of each other, and it all came to a head […]

The Golden State Warriors will have to come back to their old ways if they hope to once again strip the Houston Rockets of their home court advantage coming into Game 5 of their Western Conference Finals. Head coach Steve Kerr has been part of a back-and-forth chess match with now-colleague Mike D’Antoni, adjusting to […]

The Golden Warriors have surely changed their approach against their Western Conference Finals rival Houston Rockets, nearly tripling their isolation plays against them, according to Synergy. As pointed out by Tom Haberstroh of Bleacher Report, the Dubs only isolated 6.9 times per game during the regular season, with that numbers increasing ever-so-slightly in the postseason, […]

The Golden State Warriors have two major pending questions in their starting lineup with the health of Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala in doubt for a pivotal Game 5 at the Toyota Center. According to Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Thompson is a lot more likely to play than Iguodala, who is still questionable to […]

It wasn’t long ago that the relationship between Draymond Green and his head coach Steve Kerr was a rollercoaster ride in the midst of glory and chaos. Kerr promoted Green to the starting lineup and soon enough brought the first championship in 40 years to the Bay Area. Next season, Green found himself at odds […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green only mustered Second Team All-Defensive honors despite only being a year removed from winning the Defensive Player of the Year award after a three-year chase. While he is still a constant believer in his abilities as a defender, so are his coach and teammates. “If you asked every coach […]

Relatively speaking, the Golden State Warriors’ backs are against the wall right now. Although their series with the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference finals is tied with two wins apiece, never before since Kevin Durant arrived in Oakland that the Warriors had lost twice in a playoffs series. That remained true until Tuesday when […]

Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals was a game that the Golden State Warriors should’ve won. Head coach Steve Kerr knows this fact, and he didn’t take it too well. As reported by Connor Letourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle, Kerr confessed that he lost sleep thinking of the things he could’ve done right: […]

Stephen Curry is the type of guy who turns around and celebrates his shot before it actually goes in, so it’s not entirely surprising to hear the Golden State Warriors guard speak with extreme confidence despite the Houston Rockets giving the defending champions a fight they’ve never had in the first two rounds of the […]

Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals should’ve belonged to the Golden State Warriors. Yet, in an unfortunate turn of events, the Houston Rockets stole the win in the final quarter. Draymond Green says that the Warriors are pissed for letting that critical win get away from them. As reported by Tim Bontemps of The […]

The Golden State Warriors are in the midst of a realization that taking care of business in the Western Conference finals is a lot harder than what they – and most NBA fans – probably initially thought. With the series with the Houston Rockets tied at 2-2, the Warriors could find it even more difficult […]

The NBA has announced the list of the first and second All-Defensive teams for the 2017-18 season, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. The list includes two players from the New Orleans Pelicans taking part in the first team, while two members of the Philadelphia 76ers made the cut for either team.   First […]