2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #2 Houston Rockets vs #7 Golden State Warriors (Series tied 1-1)

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Who wins?

Poll ended at Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:59 am

Rockets in 4
5
2%
Rockets in 5
14
6%
Rockets in 6
49
20%
Rockets in 7
27
11%
Warriors in 4
5
2%
Warriors in 5
26
11%
Warriors in 6
98
40%
Warriors in 7
23
9%
 
Total votes: 247

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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #2 Houston Rockets vs #7 Golden State Warriors (GSW leads 1-0) 

Post#1461 » by Hoopstar23 » Thu Apr 24, 2025 2:59 am

Still feel like the warriors are still in this game

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Post#1462 » by scrabbarista » Thu Apr 24, 2025 2:59 am

I would've preferred to crush the Warriors at full strength, but if Draymond is going to injure his teammates, what can you do.
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Post#1463 » by Special_Puppy » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:00 am

sp6r=underrated wrote:I wonder if Kerr is giving thoughts on when to pull the plug on this game.


Think the prospect of having a stranglehold on this series is so enticing that they have to go for it
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Post#1464 » by Chuck Everett » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:00 am

Harry Palmer wrote:There are some pretty impartial broadcasting crews…G State’s are not amongst them.

My god.


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Post#1465 » by azcatz11 » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:00 am

ejftw wrote:Forgot Aaron was on the Rockets, pride of NoHo.


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Post#1466 » by scrabbarista » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:02 am

Curry smoked that layup like I'm about to smoke this Baja shrimp taco.
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Post#1467 » by ejftw » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:02 am

azcatz11 wrote:
ejftw wrote:Forgot Aaron was on the Rockets, pride of NoHo.


Are you a ucla fan?


Meh, stopped really paying attention to UCLA since, I wanna see 16 when they had Aaron, Thomas Welsh, Jaylen Hands and Prince Ali.

Then roped back in when they had Jaquez, Shareef, and Singleton, Bernard and Juzang
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Post#1468 » by oikosnomos » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:02 am

Draymond working on that triple-single tonight
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Post#1469 » by Impuniti » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:03 am

Harry Palmer wrote:There are some pretty impartial broadcasting crews…G State’s are not amongst them.

My god.

They have the worst crew out of all 30 teams.
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Post#1470 » by northoakland510 » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:04 am

scrabbarista wrote:I would've preferred to crush the Warriors at full strength, but if Draymond is going to injure his teammates, what can you do.
Draymond was pulling Thompson backwards and Thompson dove forward.

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Post#1471 » by Wolfgang630 » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:04 am

Draymond ready to do a podcast tonight
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Post#1472 » by Black star » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:05 am

Ant fined 50k for upsetting the family friendly vibe the NBA wants to give off.

Meanwhile the Rockets crowd is chanting "f*** you Draymond" on national tv. Why is no one thinking of the children in that crowd?! lol
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Post#1473 » by TheRaptor! » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:05 am

I hope Kum Buckets plays himself in the rotation
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Post#1474 » by durden_tyler » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:05 am

No need to watch this game. Warriors did fine the first half with who’s available and they couldn’t cut down the lead.

Incoming 25 pt blowout. See you in Game 3.
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Post#1475 » by sp6r=underrated » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:05 am

Special_Puppy wrote:
sp6r=underrated wrote:I wonder if Kerr is giving thoughts on when to pull the plug on this game.


Think the prospect of having a stranglehold on this series is so enticing that they have to go for it


I wasn't argue he should give up yet. I'm just curious if he's doing the calculation on what the minute/time split is when he should rest Steph/Dray/
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #2 Houston Rockets vs #7 Golden State Warriors (GSW leads 1-0) 

Post#1476 » by Harry Palmer » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:05 am

scrabbarista wrote:I would've preferred to crush the Warriors at full strength, but if Draymond is going to injure his teammates, what can you do.


I think it was a combination of Green, Adams and just Thompson’s momentum, tbh. I get the no call, but I’d have gotten a foul either way, too. Is Thompson hurt? I am stuck with the Warriors broadcast and they have only talked about Butler, so I have no idea. His head/neck were jerked back hard, could have been a concussion protocol thing.

Butler looked hurt, but tbh ‘pelvic contusion’ sounds better than what I first thought, which was potentially fractured tailbone.
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Post#1477 » by Ruma85 » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:07 am

Black star wrote:Ant fined 50k for upsetting the family friendly vibe the NBA wants to give off.

Meanwhile the Rockets crowd is chanting "f*** you Draymond" on national tv. Why is no one thinking of the children in that crowd?! lol


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Post#1478 » by Impuniti » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:07 am

scrabbarista wrote:I would've preferred to crush the Warriors at full strength, but if Draymond is going to injure his teammates, what can you do.

Some of you have derangement syndrome and need professional help.
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Post#1479 » by scrabbarista » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:08 am

Harry Palmer wrote:
scrabbarista wrote:I would've preferred to crush the Warriors at full strength, but if Draymond is going to injure his teammates, what can you do.


I think it was a combination of Green, Adams and just Thompson’s momentum, tbh. I get the no call, but I’d have gotten a foul either way, too. Is Thompson hurt? I am stuck with the Warriors broadcast and they have only talked about Butler, so I have no idea. His head/neck were jerked back hard, could have been a concussion protocol thing.

Butler looked hurt, but tbh ‘pelvic contusion’ sounds better than what I first thought, which was potentially fractured tailbone.


I don't know. I believe he has three fouls. Also, sorry for your suffering.
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Post#1480 » by Bad Bart » Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:08 am

Impuniti wrote:
Harry Palmer wrote:There are some pretty impartial broadcasting crews…G State’s are not amongst them.

My god.

They have the worst crew out of all 30 teams.


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