Steph Curry revealed recently that the Golden State Warriors were playing like a championship-winning team after the Warriors won five straight games. The veracity of that statement will be tested when the Warriors host the West’s second seed, the Houston Rockets, at the Chase Center Arena tomorrow morning. Ime Udoka’s Rockets have won eight of their last ten and beat the West-leading Oklahoma City Thunder yesterday. The Golden State Warriors, who have guaranteed at least a spot in the play-in tournament but are fighting to get one of the automatic playoff places, are the favorites to defeat a Houston Rockets side that cannot finish below sixth.
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BASKETBALL: NBA Regular Season
Where to Watch: NBATV
Venue: Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Date: 07.04.2025 03:30
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are fifth in the West, one game behind the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets in third and fourth, respectively. The Warriors, who struggled at the beginning of the season, have hit top form at the right time, surging up the standings in recent weeks to get into a playoff spot. They also have superstar Steph Curry healthy and back to his 3-point shooting best. The Warriors have won their last five games, including convincing wins last week over potential playoff opponents, the Nuggets and Lakers. Following a 123-116 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night where Curry scored 37 points, the Warriors returned home to beat the Nuggets 118-104 the next day, with Curry finishing with 36 points. The 37-year-old has averaged 41.7 points in his last three games. Also, the Golden State Warriors are 21-5 since trading Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat in early February.
[There's a] sense of urgency down the stretch. The feeling of where you are in the standings, every game mattering. And the idea that the chess match of 'how do we win this particular game?' becomes a little bit more important. We thrive off of that. That's why we've been so successful for this many years. Because as the stakes rise, the lights get brighter, we tend to level up.
Houston Rockets
Second-year coach Ime Udoka has successfully clinched a playoff berth for the Houston Rockets (51-27) for the first time since 2020. Framed as a rebuilding project, Udoka’s team has overperformed and is now leading the pack behind the top-seeded OKC Thunder in the West. Playing the Western Conference leaders yesterday, the Rockets, led by Jalen Green’s 34 points, snapped the Thunder’s 11-game winning streak with a 125-111 victory. Alperen Sengun added 31 points in a game that saw Houston leading by 23 at halftime. The win was a second straight victory for Houston, which is five games ahead of third seed Los Angeles Lakers. Although the Rockets were beaten by the Lakers last week, they are not in danger of losing their second seed status.
In three different cities at 37. He looked so fast out there tonight, and I think maybe the most underrated part of his game is his conditioning. Just incredible what he does out there, especially considering how much attention he draws defensively, how much pressure people put on him, and he handles it night after night and flourishes.
Betting Odds
The Houston Rockets are 2.67 underdogs on 1xbet, which has the Golden State Warriors at 1.93 to win with a (-4.5) handicap. Steph Curry to score over 25.5 is 1.90 on Bet365, which has Amen Thompson at 1.83 odds to make over 14.5 points. On Betway, over 225.5 is priced at 1.87 odds with the under at 1.71. Read more here.
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