Golden State (3-3) at Houston (3-3)
When: Monday, May 28th 2018
Where: Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Time: 9:05 ET | TV: TNT
Opening Odds: Golden State -5/210
With star point guard Chris Paul on the sidelines for the Houston Rockets in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals, the Golden State Warriors took full advantage of it and rolled to an easy 115-86 victory to force a deciding Game 7 on Monday night back in Houston. The Rockets came out of the gates with 39 first quarter points and a 17-point lead, but it was all Golden State after that. The Warriors found the form that made them NBA champions last season and can reach the Finals for a fourth-straight season with a win on Monday. Klay Thompson hit nine 3-pointers and scored 35 points as the Warriors were able to run the transition game that makes them great. The Warriors outscored the Rockets 55-20 in the second half before both coaches subbed their key players with 4:28 left. Golden State did it playing again without forward Andre Iguodala, who missed his third straight game of the series with a bone bruise in his left knee sustained in Game 3. He is listed as questionable for Game 7. The winner will play LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers beginning Thursday.
Thompson 9-of-14 from 3-point range in Game 6 as Golden State started to push the pace and move the ball. Curry added 29 points and five 3s, while Kevin Durant struggled with his shot at 6-of-17 but still scored 23 points. Thompson added four steals to his performance and did a terrific job guarding James Harden at the defensive end. Draymond Green also played a spectacular defensive game with four steals and five blocks to go along with his 10 rebounds and nine assists.
Paul sat out Game 6 with a hamstring injury suffered in the final minute of Game 5 and remains uncertain for Game 7. Without Paul running the point guard position, Houston committed 21 turnovers in Game 6, including nine by Harden, who finished with 32 points and nine assists but continued a trend of poor shooting from beyond the arc with a 4-of-12 effort. “Game 7 at our house. That’s what we worked the entire regular season for, is homecourt advantage. We’re going to come out and we’re going to be ready,” Harden told reporters of Game 7. Shooting guard Gerald Green is 6-of-9 from 3-point range over the last two games.
Golden State has the Rockets right were they want them. I think the Warriors got a little overconfident and cocky at times during this series, but when it comes down to it, they are the best team in the league. They won Game 1 in Houston by 13, and will do the same here in Game 7.
Pick: Warriors -6
- Warriors are 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 Monday games.
- Warriors are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 Conference Finals games.
- Warriors are 9-19 ATS in their last 28 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Warriors are 11-24 ATS in their last 35 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Warriors are 5-14 ATS in their last 19 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Warriors are 7-21-1 ATS in their last 29 games following a ATS win.
- Warriors are 4-13 ATS in their last 17 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
- Warriors are 5-17 ATS in their last 22 games following a straight up win.
- Warriors are 5-17 ATS in their last 22 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Warriors are 6-21-1 ATS in their last 28 games following a straight up win of more than 10 points.
- Rockets are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a straight up loss.
- Rockets are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a ATS loss.
- Rockets are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up loss of more than 10 points.
- Rockets are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Rockets are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Rockets are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Rockets are 6-14 ATS in their last 20 vs. NBA Pacific.
- Under is 4-0 in Warriors last 4 overall.
- Under is 4-0 in Warriors last 4 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Under is 4-0 in Warriors last 4 vs. Western Conference.
- Under is 4-0 in Warriors last 4 vs. NBA Southwest.
- Under is 4-0 in Warriors last 4 Conference Finals games.
- Under is 4-0 in Warriors last 4 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Under is 6-1 in Warriors last 7 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Under is 6-1 in Warriors last 7 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 6-1 in Warriors last 7 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 5-1 in Warriors last 6 road games.
- Under is 5-1 in Warriors last 6 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Under is 5-1 in Warriors last 6 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
- Under is 4-1 in Warriors last 5 games following a straight up win.
- Under is 4-0 in Rockets last 4 Conference Finals games.
- Under is 4-0 in Rockets last 4 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Under is 5-1 in Rockets last 6 Monday games.
- Under is 5-1 in Rockets last 6 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 4-1 in Rockets last 5 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 8-2 in Rockets last 10 games following a ATS loss.
- Under is 16-5 in Rockets last 21 vs. NBA Pacific.
- Under is 15-6 in Rockets last 21 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Under is 5-2 in Rockets last 7 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Under is 7-3 in Rockets last 10 games following a straight up loss.
- Over is 7-3 in Rockets last 10 games following a straight up loss of more than 10 points.
- Under is 16-7 in Rockets last 23 home games.
- Under is 40-18 in Rockets last 58 overall.
- Under is 35-16 in Rockets last 51 vs. Western Conference.
- Under is 34-16-1 in Rockets last 51 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
- Favorite is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
- Home team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
- Under is 7-2 in the last 9 meetings in Houston.
