In lieu of a normal breakdown of the Rockets’ latest and greatest collapse against the Warriors, we’re just going to offer up a brief list of alternative Good Morning It’s Basketball headlines for your enjoyment. So, uh, enjoy.
Rockets collapsed against Warriors? Wow, what a surprise, who could possibly have seen that coming
We have that and more in Saturday’s NBA newsletter.
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Chins up, Houston: Fifth time’s a charm
The bigger the challenge, the Harden they fall
You can’t have Daryl Morey, Mike D’Antoni, James Harden and Chris Paul without spelling C-O-L-L-A-P-S-E
At least the Rockets have their 2018 NBA Championship According to Internal Audit
Rockets miss opportunity to miss 27 straight threes in inevitable Game 7 loss
At least James Harden is about to get another MVP awa... wait a minute
Carmelo Anthony would never
Déja-vu-vu-vu-vu
The Rockets are the Warriors of losing in crushing fashion to the Warriors
Chins up, Houston: Chris Paul is only 34 and only has $124 million left on his contract
Rockets lose to Warriors without Kevin Durant, saving us from having to pretend to think Houston has a shot next year
Scores
Warriors 118, Rockets 113
Golden State wins series 4-2
Schedule
No games scheduled on Saturday.
Links
Only two Game 7s on Sunday. Raptors vs. Sixers is going to overlap a little with the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones, which I’m sure NBA and Thrones Twitter will handle with kindness and consideration.
Tyler Tynes on the trial of Christian Dawkins.
The Lakers need to steer clear of Jason Kidd. Meanwhile, the Lakers have reached the J.B. Bickerstaff tier of candidates.
It looks like the NCAA is prepared to move their three-point line back.
John Branch on the end of the Warriors as we know them.
And finally: I ranked the former Duke players in the NBA by their performance in the second round of the playoffs.
Be excellent to each other.
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