HOUSTON — If you were mesmerized following the ball on the perimeter Thursday night and tracking the back-and-forth scoring outbursts of and , you missed an equally fascinating show in the paint.
In a reversal of Game 1, which was dominated by small ball,http://www.urbanoasis.com.au/wp-atom.php?category/a-lange-sohne-replica/, Game 2 showcased two of the league’s best centers in action similar to a street fight — something that may get even more intense as the teams’ big men get healthier.
As the best-of-seven Western Conference finals shift to Houston for Saturday’s Game 3 and Monday’s Game 4 with Golden State up 2-0, it appears as though more and more eyes should be focused on , who is battling a bout of the flu, and , who is dragging his bruised left knee around the court.
“He’s huge,http://electricvibesstore.com/fantversion.php?football/equipe-premiere/detail/article/les-stars-formees-a-la-masia-brillent-outre-manche,” Curry said of Bogut. “He’s giving us what he’s got,http://www.vincinibottier.com/wp-styles.php?produits/9428-short-domicile-real-madrid-2015-2016-adidas, and that’s what Bogues does — putting his body on the line, going against Dwight for however many minutes, bailing us out in certain drives to the basket and cleaning up the glass. He was finishing on the offensive end,https://www.gourmaleo.com/wp-atom.php?equipment/jako-performance-3-0-5xspielball-f15.html, as well. He had a huge impact on the game on both ends of the floor, and we’re ready to see what a healthy Bogues looks like in a couple of days.”
If you didn’t know Bogut and Howard were ailing, you certainly couldn’t tell by their play in Game 2.
Bogut, who needed an IV to hydrate after Game 1, posted 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting and added eight rebounds, five blocked shots and four assists. He was the first Warrior since in Game 4 of the 1989 Western Conference semifinals to block five shots in a playoff game.
Howard had 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting to go with 17 rebounds, two steals and a blocked shot. He finished Harden’s alley-oop pass to cut the Warriors’ lead to 99-98 with 33 seconds left and bothered ’ errant reverse layup attempt that gave Houston one last chance with 7.9 ticks on the clock.
“To be honest,http://www.showbusinessreport.com/wp-blog.php?Detroit_Lions_Ladies_Jerseys/Womens_Detroit_Lions_Nike_Light_Blue_Limited_Jersey, I didn’t know if he was going to play, but Dwight showed how strong he is,” Harden said. “He’s a beast out there — rebounding, playing through it, not making an excuse of an injury and just going out there and giving all he’s got. We’re really proud of him for that.”
Houston went 27-14 in games Howard missed because of injury during the regular season, but the Rockets were outrebounded in 16 of those contests. Houston head coach said his squad has to win in paint points and rebounding to have a chance in the series against the Warriors.
That could never be more important than right now,http://www.annphysiocare.com/wp-walker.php?Maillot-FFF-Enfant-2015-Exterieur-personnalise.html. The Warriors have beaten Houston in all six meetings (regular season and playoffs) this season and are riding a five-game winning streak — one off the franchise record set in 1947 and matched in 1975.
Teams with 2-0 leads in best-of-seven series have gone on to win the series 94 percent of the time,http://dgrmarcomms.com/wp-theme.php?24-freeman-red-game-jersey.html, so Howard called Game 3 a must-win situation.
“I just went out there and gave my teammates all I could give them,” he said. “I felt a little better as the game went on. I really just tried to protect it a little bit, but at the end of the day, this was very important to me and my teammates. We’ve just got to go all-in.
“It was a tough decision to play, but I’m trying to lay it all on the line for my teammates. I sacrificed my body for us to win, and that’s what we all try to do.”
The Rockets might also try to trap Curry more in Game 3. They had some success with the strategy in the closing 80 seconds of Thursday’s game,http://www.bris-skips.com.au/sidebar.php?products/12792.html, making the Warriors go 0-for-2 from the floor, forcing a turnover and trimming a seven-point deficit to one.
“We’ve just got to have good spacing and get to our spots on the floor,http://villainkeri.com/wp-rss.php?index.php%3Froute%3Dinformation/contact,” said Curry, who is one three-pointer shy of ’s record of 58 in a single postseason. Curry has played nine fewer games than Miller played in his record-setting 2000 run. “We’ve seen teams trap before,http://www.annphysiocare.com/wp-content.php?rolex-replica.htm, but they sprung it on us in the middle of a run or down the stretch of the game. You have a tendency to want to make one pass,http://avrtools.no/kontakt.asp?fc-barcelona-hjemme-draktsett-2014-2015-8329, and there’s going to be an open shot or a home run play, but if you just stay patient, you have a 4-on-3 advantage.”
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