If you’re in Houston tonight, please go to the Toyota Center. Or at least a bar nearby.
The Rockets host the Warriors in a pivotal Game 6: Will Houston be eliminated from the playoffs, or can they take advantage of a depleted Golden State team and push it to seven games?
Houston has been difficult to beat at home: They’ve won 13 straight games at the Toyota Center and have won seven of their last nine home games against the Warriors.
Oddsmakers have opened the Rockets as 7 point favorites for Game 6.
The game is at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN or NBA TV. The game can be also streamed via fuboTV, which you can try for free for seven days.
What to Watch For
Rockets: This is the definition of must-win for Houston. Last season, they were plagued with “What If?” when Chris Paul went down with an injury for Game 7 in the Western Conference Finals and they lost to a healthy Warriors team. Now, it is the Warriors that are without Kevin Durant, their leading scorer. “What If?” they don’t capitalize on this moment and force a Game 7?
The whole team needs to step up. James Harden cannot be responsible for bringing the team back from any sort of double-digit deficit. Chris Capela and Chris Paul, we’re looking at you to have bounce-back games.
Warriors: The Warriors lost Kevin Durant amid a run by the Rockets, but still managed to win the game thanks to the leadership of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. Will they lead the team again, and be inspired to do it for KD? Or will the Rockets capitalize? on the absence of the Warriors’ leading scorer?
