Houston Rockets (0-1) at Golden State Warriors (1-0)
Tip-off: Thursday, May 21st, 2015 – 6:00PM PDT
Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
TV: ESPN | Radio: KNBR 680 AM
Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive
Projected Starting Lineups:
Rockets
Career Playoff Averages
PG: Jason Terry (15.6 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 3.3 APG)
SG: James Harden (18.5 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 4.5 APG)
SF: Trevor Ariza (10.9 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 2.0 APG)
PF: Josh Smith (15.3 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 2.9 APG)
C: Dwight Howard (19.6 PPG, 14.0 RPG, 1.4 APG)
Head Coach: Kevin McHale (12-13, .480)
Warriors
Career Playoff Averages
PG: Stephen Curry (25.3 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 7.6 APG)
SG: Klay Thompson (17.3 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 2.6 APG)
SF: Harrison Barnes (12.4 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 1.4 APG)
PF: Draymond Green (10.1 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 3.3 APG)
C: Andrew Bogut (6.5 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 2.1 APG)
Head Coach: Steve Kerr (9-2, .818)
Series Game Recaps/Schedule
GAME ONE: The Warriors overcame a 16-point deficit in the first half and a 28-9-11 explosion by Harden, as Curry led the way with 34 points.
GAME THREE: is scheduled for Saturday, 5/23/2015, in Houston, TX.
GAME FOUR: is scheduled for Monday, 5/25/2015, in Houston, TX.
GAME FIVE: if necessary, is scheduled for Wednesday, 5/27/2015, in Oakland, CA.
GAME SIX, if necessary, is scheduled for Monday, 5/29/2015, in Houston, TX.
GAME SEVEN, if necessary, is scheduled for Wednesday, 5/31/2015, in Oakland, CA.
Game Notes
- “McHale says Dwight hasn’t even warmed up yet so there’s no new information on his status.” — LetsGoWarriors at pregame press conference
- “Dwight Howard will play.” — Houston Rockets PR, 25 minutes before tipoff.
- “Though the Warriors typically don’t hold a morning shootaround for games that tip off at 6 p.m, they did so on Thursday, ahead of Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals on Thursday night.
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Maybe it’s an attempt to avoid the early-game lethargy displayed in Game 1, when the Warriors fell behind 49-33 only 17 minutes into the game at Oracle Arena.” — Monte Poole, CSN Bay Area
- “Mo Speights is out tonight. Kerr said he’s making progress.” — Logan Murdock, KFBK and Warriors PR
(Photo: @letsgowarriors Instagram account via NBAE/Getty)
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