10:38 pm
May 8

Rockets @ Warriors

Who will WIN this matchup?

Houston Rockets

@ Golden State Warriors

 

Current odds:

Houston Rockets: (+220)

Golden State Warriors: (-270)

 

• The spread for the game is Golden State by 6 points.

• Houston has knocked down 66 3-pointers in the series — 26 more than the Warriors — and that differential is a key reason why the Rockets feel like they can win the series. “It’s intense and every possession matters,” point guard Chris Paul told reporters after Game 4. “If you love to hoop, then you want that challenge to try to stop some of the best players to ever play.” Star guard James Harden has drained 18 3-pointers while averaging 35.8 points but the play of shooting guard Eric Gordon has also been key as the veteran has made 16 3-pointers while averaging 23 points.

• Splash Brothers Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson are hearing more clanks than usual as they struggle throughout the series — Curry is 12-of-46 from 3-point range in the series and Thompson is just 8-of-26. “Hearing all the noise and chatter about how I’ve been playing this series, I take it all in stride and understand what I’m capable of,” Curry told reporters after Game 4. “And doing it within the context of how we play as a team, I can play even better. So I’m just trying to stay within my own zone, in terms of what I expect from myself on the floor and leaving it all out there and living with the results because I know how prepared I am every night.” Curry is averaging 21.3 points in the series and Thompson is at 15.3 per game.

• Golden State received just 18 points from its bench in the back-to-back losses and 42 in the series.

5/10
Confidence
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Golden State Warriors
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