Two games through both NBA conference finals, each series has gone according to plan.
Strong favorites entering the penultimate round, the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers have jumped to 2-0 leads. Halfway to an NBA Finals showdown, they each must capture another pair of victories to seal the deal.
Let's take an updated look at the conference finals with each series entering Game 3 this weekend:
Saturday Preview: Warriors at Rockets (Game 3)
To nobody's surprise, the Warriors head to Houston with a 2-0 lead over the Rockets. The heavily favored squad maintained its home dominance, extending its Oracle Arena record to 45-3.
Yet the series now shifts to Texas after two heavily contested matchups. The Rockets—which owned a regular-season scoring margin that was about 6.7 points per game lower than that of the Warriors, according to ESPN.com's Hollinger stats—dropped both games by a combined five points. They can thank James Harden, who averaged 33 points, 10.5 rebounds, nin ...
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Article written by Andrew Gould