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 

Post#941 » by Wargreymon » Mon Apr 21, 2025 3:58 am

Man I wish Butler was a Raptor.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #2 Houston Rockets vs #7 Golden State Warriors 

Post#942 » by Wolfgang630 » Mon Apr 21, 2025 3:58 am

Stop overreacting. This series is clearly even. Rockets shot complete **** and lost by about 10. They won’t shoot this bad
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #2 Houston Rockets vs #7 Golden State Warriors 

Post#943 » by picc » Mon Apr 21, 2025 3:58 am

Young dumb team vs vet smart team. Couldn't go any other way.
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Post#944 » by Tracymcgoaty » Mon Apr 21, 2025 3:58 am

HotRocks34 wrote:Good game Dubs!

J. Green has to figure it out before Game 2.


He'll probably figure it out in cancun after 3 more games.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #2 Houston Rockets vs #7 Golden State Warriors 

Post#945 » by Mk0 » Mon Apr 21, 2025 3:58 am

vege wrote:Houston had no chance without Adams.

Jalen Green is a horrible basketball player. His highlights are awesome but that's about it.

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Post#946 » by KGDirkTD_Fan » Mon Apr 21, 2025 3:58 am

good game, bam
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Post#947 » by JustBuzzin » Mon Apr 21, 2025 3:58 am

Warriors won this game, but they had the refs on their side late.

Should be a fun series if the refs stop screwing up with these bad calls.
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Post#948 » by RunOKC » Mon Apr 21, 2025 3:58 am

Was Steven Adams getting tired or something? I know he played like 12 minutes straight but he was carrying
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Post#949 » by Spicy P » Mon Apr 21, 2025 3:58 am

Fred is so bad. I can’t believe they’re paying this guy $45M
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Post#950 » by Mk0 » Mon Apr 21, 2025 3:58 am

picc wrote:Young dumb team vs vet smart team. Couldn't go any other way.

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Post#951 » by Grits n Gravy » Mon Apr 21, 2025 3:59 am

Everyone said all year that Houstons major flaw was reliable perimeter play making and offensive creation. Proven right again with FVV and Jalen green combing for 7-34. Imes gotta figure out something.
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Post#952 » by rockmanslim » Mon Apr 21, 2025 3:59 am

CJ is a big dude in the NFL but only as tall as Curry lol
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Post#953 » by okboomer » Mon Apr 21, 2025 3:59 am

Adams with 12 rebounds in only 20 minutes.
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Post#954 » by NyKnicks1714 » Mon Apr 21, 2025 3:59 am

The missed travel and missed out of bounds calls leading to 5 points were just killer.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #2 Houston Rockets vs #7 Golden State Warriors 

Post#955 » by The Rainmaker » Mon Apr 21, 2025 3:59 am

The starting backcourt for the Rockets needed 34 shots to score 17 points. Can't say that I'm surprised tbh.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #2 Houston Rockets vs #7 Golden State Warriors 

Post#956 » by Diop » Mon Apr 21, 2025 3:59 am

Handlez wrote:
Diop wrote:I think Rockets will win the series in 6, their offense just has to improve


Crazy you think this

probably, the game is so ugly, but they're managing to disrupt warriors some. im expecting their offense to relax and open up.
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Post#957 » by FarBeyondDriven » Mon Apr 21, 2025 3:59 am

I expect nothing less from an Ime Udoka led team. I'll never understand the hype. The Rockets improvement is due to FA acquisitions and undeniable talent level. There's really no excuse for losing to these Warriors who are severely undersized and have barely any offense outside of Steph and Jimmy
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Post#958 » by Chocolate City Jordanaire » Mon Apr 21, 2025 3:59 am

ball_takes23 wrote:
JustBuzzin wrote:3pt swing because of a bad call.

Again I ask when will the NBA start holding these refs accountable?

If you can't see you shouldn't be reffing games.


the refs are just doing what their boss mandates. and the mandate is GSW-LAL
The Warriors took it when it counted, but I cannot recall any bad calls going Houston s way.
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Post#959 » by ORLMagicGirl15 » Mon Apr 21, 2025 4:00 am

I feel your pain Rockets fans :( playing against a championship team, defense is great but offense letting you down. Regroup and recollect.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #2 Houston Rockets vs #7 Golden State Warriors 

Post#960 » by Marvin Martian » Mon Apr 21, 2025 4:00 am

Black Jack wrote:Feeling nervous here. Houston has size and athleticism.

I don’t understand why the Warriors have such a small front line every year.

They rarely face a team that can punish them for it

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