The Golden State Warriors are hosting the Houston Rockets tonight in NBA Playoff action. The game is scheduled for a 10:30 p.m. start time and it will be televised nationally on TNT. Currently the betting odds for the game have the Warriors favored to pick up the win at home.
NBA Odds
Golden State -9.5, Houston +9.5
Total: 212.5 points
The Warriors connected for 21 triples in the last game of this series, they will be coming up short of replicating that tonight. Steph Curry is injured and there’s no chance of him coming back in this series, but in reality the Warriors have to win one of the final three games to move on.
The best case scenario for Golden State is winning this series as soon as they can, then getting Curry back for potentially Game 5 of the next round. Even so, he won’t be at 100 percent, so the chance of re-injury will still exist.
The Houston Rockets avoided being swept by winning Game 3 at home, then Game 4 saw them get drilled by the Warriors. Golden State scored 41 third-quarter points without Curry the last game, proving they can still win without him if needed. Picking up a game or two is always possible, but stringing together victories against an opponent that knows your best player isn’t going to be on the floor can prove to be difficult.
The Rockets can contend in this game tonight if they are still focused on playing. James Harden plays no defense and can score a ton of points, the combination hasn’t really worked so far this series and probably won’t help him at all tonight.
Dwight Howard appears to be heading out of town as well, just what type of effort is he going to bring? The Rockets are still a near-double digit dog in this games despite Curry being on the sidelines, which looks like it will spell the end of the season for Houston.
Look for Draymond Green to step up and take control of this team.
Free Pick: Golden State
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