We’re finally here! Let’s go Rockets!
Houston Rockets vs. Golden State Warriors
Location: Toyota Center, Houston, TX
TV: Space City Home Network, TNT/Max/Mox/Mux
Radio: SportsTalk790
Online: Rockets App
Gametime: 8:30 PM
Probable Starting Lineups
Rockets: Fred VanVleet, Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, Amen Thompson, Alperen Sengun
Warriors: Steph Curry, Bradin Brodziemski, Moby Mooby, The Tomballer, Sociopath of The Year
Injuries
Rockets: JaeSean Tate, Jock Landale
Warriors: None
Officials
Referees: James Capers (good at Bid Whist), Ben Taylor, Gediminas Petraitis, Rodney Mott
Why, oh, why would a Rockets blog writer be concerned with this? It shall remain a mystery forever.
Here we go! The Rockets sunk down into the depths of the NBA, but now La Boca Vista Phase III has arrived. The Rockets aren’t just a playoff team, but the #2 seed in the Bestern Conference. Of course OKC ran away with #1, and the rest were tightly packed, including the Rockets, but in that dogfight, the Rockets, with arguably one of the harder schedules in the NBA (I refer to schedule, not just opponent here.) came out #2. No one else did, just the Rockets. That, in itself, is something to celebrate.
I’ll caveat this game. No matter the outcome, don’t get too high, or too low. Don’t set a narrative of victory, or defeat. NBA playoff series are often long wars of attrition. The core Rockets are new to all this, and they may come out over hyped. They may lose. They might win. In any case, this is just game one. Celebrate a win, but don’t mourn a defeat too much, unless something disastrous happens.
That said, this is a team with a bright future and I like the Rockets to win this series, and lay some ghosts, that none of the Rockets playing, or coaching, were there for, to rest.
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Let’s Go Rockets!
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