After beating the Memphis Grizzlies for the No. 7 seed within the Western Convention, the Golden State Warriors are set for a showdown with the No. 2 seed Houston Rockets. The groups performed 5 instances this season, with two of the video games (a cut up) coming after Golden State had acquired Jimmy Butler in early February.
The Warriors (48-34) have a 3-2 regular-season edge over Houston and a 23-7 record with Butler. Nevertheless, the younger, spectacular Rockets (52-30) shouldn’t be underestimated by Golden State on this best-of-seven sequence that begins Sunday (April 20) in Houston.
Per FanDuel, the Rockets are favored to win the sequence.
Listed below are keys for Golden State to get 4 wins towards the Rockets:
Offense
Rockets head coach Ime Udoka will probably instruct his staff to promote out to cease Stephen Curry and Butler, as demonstrated within the April 6 matchup between the groups.