San Francisco, CA — Golden State Warriors don dey face critical time as dem prepare for Game 7 against Houston Rockets. Dis last match on Sunday go determine if dem go survive the playoffs or go home. Warriors don chop two back-to-back losses wey don tie dem for first-round series, after dem lose series lead wey dem hold for Game 4.
“If you no show up with the right mentality, you go dey ready for long holiday,” Warriors star Stephen Curry talk. “We dey plan to pack for one week. We go board dis plane go Texas and hopefully waka go Minnesota after. Na di approach be that. I sabi say everybody dey excited wey we still get life left, even though dis last two games no follow our plan.”
Di pressure dey rise for Warriors head coach Steve Kerr to shake things up for Game 7. He dey plan to make some changes to line up and fit add somebody to di trio of Curry, Draymond Green, and Jimmy Butler. For Game 6, Curry score 29 points, but Golden State dey rely too much on di three, while bench players no dey give enough contribution.
To combat Houston’s strong physical play, Kerr don announce say he go increase di minutes wey veteran center Kevon Looney go play. Dis strategy dey aimed to make Looney di unsung hero against Rockets’ tough frontcourt wey get Alperen Sengun and Steven Adams.
“I trust Loon well, well,” Kerr talk about Looney. “We don dey together for 10 years. I don see am perform for so many big games. So I dey expect Loon go show pass di 2 minutes wey him play for Game 6.”
Looney, wey get 6′9″ height and 29 years old, no dey contribute much this season, but him sabi rebound well, and him playoff experience fit come handy. Despite all di adjustments, di path for Warriors still dey foggy; beating Rockets na just di first step. If dem win for Sunday night, dem go face Minnesota Timberwolves for di second round of di playoffs. Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle fit expose di Warriors weaknesses.
For now, di main focus na Game 7, where di Warriors gatz rediscover dem defensive identity and come together as a team, or risk exiting di playoffs early.
