When Rockets Come Crashing Back Down To Earth, Again!
Warriors win series 4-2
It was an amazing Game 6 closeout of the Houston Rockets. The Golden State Warriors, on the road, without Kevin Durant, tied 57-57 at half-time, took it to another level in the fourth quarter. If you didn't see it and you are a Rockets fan, don't torture yourself. For Warriors fans, We will be watching it for years to come. Hopefully those critics who thought Chris Paul's absence in last years Warriors playoff series win was a factor will put that myth to bed. Paul had a good series, all six games, but in the end he exited the court like Harden. Dejected.
Klay Thompson kept the Warriors in the game while Curry went scoreless in the first half, partly due to sitting the bench in foul trouble. He hadn't gone scoreless in a first half since 2012. The bench, who played very little in the playoffs, contributed mightily to help Klay and company keep the Warriors in the game. Then came the fourth quarter and their went #30, the Human Torch, doing what he'd never done in a fourth quarter. Curry scored 23 points in the quarter to seal the deal and send Harden, Paul and the rest of Houston's finest to the golf course for the remainder of the playoffs.
After the game, Rockets coach Mike D'antoni said it best; "this one's gonna leave a mark. This is not something you just get over with."
Curry made 33pts in the second half after going scoreless in the first. Bruised fingers and all, the man who has changed the way modern day NBA basketball is played showed exactly why he is that man. Host of the ESPN show First Take, Stephen A. Smith, gave Golden State their props after acknowledging their Championship character and tenacity to win in the clutch. Though he questioned the playoff heart of James Harden, he could not deny the heart of a champion like Golden State. That's what I couldn't wait to hear from the mouth of Stephen A.
The Warriors and Rockets gave us one helluva NBA western conference semifinals series.
Warriors 118
Rockets 113
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