2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #2 Houston Rockets vs #7 Golden State Warriors (GSW leads 3-1)

Post #1 » by **bisme37** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 3:47 pm

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UcanUwill · Post #2 » by **UcanUwill** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 3:51 pm

Butler status?

Post #3 » by **bisme37** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 4:31 pm

UcanUwill wrote:Butler status?

No update since yesterday when they said he was questionable.

Edit: He's out.

TFJava · Post #4 » by **TFJava** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 4:53 pm

Time for the Dubs to bring it. Role players have to step up.

DonaldSanders · Post #5 » by **DonaldSanders** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 5:25 pm

I'm guessing the whistle tightens up a little bit, I could be wrong but the league often pulls back a bit with how chippy it's gotten and a bunch of players across series getting injured.

sp6r=underrated · Post #6 » by **sp6r=underrated** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 5:52 pm

I'm a huge Draymond defender but he needs to pick it up. In this series he's been what his detractors falsely claim he is.

Sandy333 · Post #7 » by **Sandy333** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 6:06 pm

Expecting the rockets to bring out the hand check and hugging defence on steph now that Jimmy is neutralized. Rockets by 25 and steph doesn't play 4th quarter.

darkse1d · Post #8 » by **darkse1d** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 7:24 pm

Crazy that 2 game 4s will be played before either team plays game 3. Talk about beneficial scheduling

DonaldSanders · Post #9 » by **DonaldSanders** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 7:25 pm

Sandy333 wrote:Expecting the rockets to bring out the hand check and hugging defence on steph now that Jimmy is neutralized.

Did you miss the other games? That's been what the Rockets have already been doing.

Sandy333 · Post #10 » by **Sandy333** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 7:55 pm

They going to rachet it up a bit, with two people hugging steph one from front and one from back, it will be called the threesome defence another defensive innovation allowed by the league to protect the Nike stars.

GregOden · Post #11 » by **GregOden** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:02 pm

Chris Finch putting money down that a fight breaks out tonight :lol:

Wolfgang630 · Post #12 » by **Wolfgang630** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:04 pm

Rockets gotta physical Steph so much without hurting him

LarsV8 · Post #13 » by **LarsV8** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:22 pm

Man, GSW fans so conditioned by the things they previously got away with, they having trouble coping with calls not always going their way.

Sad to see.

Black Jack · Post #14 » by **Black Jack** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:25 pm

I hope they sit Butler and let him heal up.

Cmon Magic Kuminga, this is your time to shine and earn that $150M+ back again!

Mamba81p · Post #15 » by **Mamba81p** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:40 pm

Butler is out. Warriors have no chance tonight

Onlytimewilltel · Post #16 » by **Onlytimewilltel** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:52 pm

Mamba81p wrote:Butler is out. Warriors have no chance tonight

They have plenty of chance. Rockets typically let up if they think they have the upper hand.

DonaldSanders · Post #17 » by **DonaldSanders** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:54 pm

LarsV8 wrote:Man, GSW fans so conditioned by the things they previously got away with, they having trouble coping with calls not always going their way.

Sad to see.

GS has had the worst FT differential for years. What hasn't changed is Rocket fans having years long butthurt grudges after choking and blaming refs.

Enjoy the likely win tonight without Jimmy.

xdrta+ · Post #18 » by **xdrta+** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:55 pm

Mamba81p wrote:Butler is out. Warriors have no chance tonight

Easy money, get your bets down now.

xdrta+ · Post #19 » by **xdrta+** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:58 pm

DonaldSanders wrote:
LarsV8 wrote:Man, GSW fans so conditioned by the things they previously got away with, they having trouble coping with calls not always going their way.

Sad to see.

GS has had the worst FT differential for years. What hasn't changed is Rocket fans having years long butthurt grudges after choking and blaming refs.

Don't you know the refs caused the Rockets to miss those 150 three pointers (something like that, anyway) in that game all those years ago? :roll:

LarsV8 · Post #20 » by **LarsV8** » Sun Apr 27, 2025 12:22 am

xdrta+ wrote:
DonaldSanders wrote:
LarsV8 wrote:Man, GSW fans so conditioned by the things they previously got away with, they having trouble coping with calls not always going their way.

Sad to see.

GS has had the worst FT differential for years. What hasn't changed is Rocket fans having years long butthurt grudges after choking and blaming refs.

Don't you know the refs caused the Rockets to miss those 150 three pointers (something like that, anyway) in that game all those years ago?

Hope you enjoyed the last few years.

Who wins?