Open thread game five: Houston Rockets versus Golden State Warriors
By Travis Gibbs
Game five will potentially decide the Western Conference finals between the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors.
The Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors square off in game five of the Western Conference finals .
This isn’t exactly related to the Detroit Pistons. We all love basketball, however. If you’re not watching the game somewhere with your friends, go to the comment section below with your thoughts as the game goes along!
It’s been an interesting series to this point. When the Warriors took game one in Houston, I jumped on the idea of them taking the series in five games.
The Rockets managed to squeak out game four at Oracle arena and re-claim home court advantage in the series. That was the closest game we’ve seen in the conference finals to this point.
We are all hoping we see much of the same in game five. No one likes a blowout.
In my opinion, whoever takes game five wins this series. Houston has been very good at home all season long and the Toyota center will be loud and rowdy tonight.
I think the Warriors have the better team in this series. They’ve won two out of last three NBA championships and haven’t really showed any signs of slowing down.
The commentators in the last game blamed them losing due to a lack of mental focus. I think they’ll be plenty focused in tonight’s game.
The biggest key to tonight’s game for the Warriors is Stephen Curry. He’s going to have to put this team on his back like he’s done so many times in the past.
The biggest key for the Rockets is Chris Paul. He had a huge game on Tuesday and finally proved his worth in the conference finals.
I see the Warriors taking game five and winning the series in six back at Oracle. Who are you going with tonight?
The Rundown:
- Date/Time: May 24, 2018 — 9:00 p.m. ET
- Location: Toyota Center — Houston, TX
- TV: TNT
- Spread: GS (-1.5)
