Golden State Warriors

Festus Ezeli’s final game as a member of the Golden State Warriors was pretty rough. In Game 7 of the NBA Finals vs. the Cavs in 2016, Ezeli went a game low minus -9 in his 11 minutes on the floor, and finished the game with zero points (0-for-4) and a single rebound, in a 93-89 loss.

For the 35 minutes that Stephen Curry was on the floor in Game 1 on Monday, the Houston Rockets targeted him defensively on nearly ever possession. Typically this manifested in Curry’s man setting a high screen for James Harden, leading to Curry being forced to switch onto the likely MVP.

Don’t do it. Don’t do it. Do NOT say, “Houston, we have a problem.”

HOUSTON (AP) The Golden State Warriors are in the unfamiliar position of opening on the road as they prepare for Game 1 of the Western Conference finals with the top-seeded Rockets in Houston on Monday night in the series that many have been waiting for all season.

A Las Vegas sportsbook is already paying out bets made to those who picked the Warriors to “finish best” in the Western Conference, despite the fact that the series between Golden State and Houston has yet to begin.

Entering the 2014-15 season, Chris Paul was considered by most to be the best point guard in the NBA. Seemingly overnight, Stephen Curry took that crown from Paul, winning his first of two consecutive MVP awards that season.

It sounds like Klay Thompson wants to stay in the Bay Area for the foreseeable future.

If you’re planning on attending a game during the upcoming Warriors-Rockets series, you better be prepared to drop some serious dough. According to TicketIQ.com, the average ticket price of $965 is the highest ever for an NBA Conference Finals since the site began tracking data in 2011.

After seemingly an entire season on anticipation, the Warriors and Rockets are finally slated to meet in the Western Conference Finals starting next Monday in Houston.

Shortly after Tuesday’s result, the NBA announced the official schedule for the upcoming series, in which the Warriors will not have home court advantage for the first time in the Kerr era.