Golden State at Houston

The eye test of these two teams looks decidedly in favor of the Golden State Warriors after dismantling the Rockets in Game 1 on the road. Watching the Rockets offense, the unit looked very disjointed with James Harden dribbling the ball for 15+ seconds of the shot clock, trying to create late in the clock. The Rockets ended up with a few shot clock violations, and some really bad looks as the clock expired. Harden shot the ball well, but he had little help and the Warriors Kevin Durant seemed to score at will. Houston got 17 minutes of nothing out of Luc Mbah a Moute who was 0-6 with a pair of turnovers and missing from point-blank range on two occasions. Nick Young has been the silent wild card for Golden State all season. He has hit three or more from deep just 14 times all season, but has done so in all four games this year vs. Houston, including Game 1. Young is averaging 15 points per game against the Warriors and he is 16-of-24 from deep as they seem to leave him alone trying to guard so many other threats. Take Golden State in this one.