NBA Playoffs 2019: Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets Game 1 live stream: Watch online
By Ian Levy
The Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors will replay their epic seven-game Western Conference Finals matchup from last year. Here’s how to watch Game 1.
Last year’s Western Conference Finals featured an epic, seven-game matchup between the Warriors and Rockets. Houston came as close as anyone has to knocking off the Warriors with Kevin Durant, but were undone by a terribly timed Chris Paul injury and ice-cold shooting in Game 7. Now, they’ll get another chance to finished what they started last year.
The Rockets won’t have homecourt this season but James Harden is coming off his best season ever and the team’s defense played very well against the Utah Jazz. They’ll need to continue defending well against Golden State, and Harden to shake off the mini-slump he seemed to be sinking into at the end of the first-round.
The Warriors may enter Game 1 without Stephen Curry and/or Klay Thompson. Both suffered rolled ankles in their Game 6 win over the Clippers, and were listed as questionable to appear in Game 1, as of Saturday afternoon. The good news for the Warriors is that they’ll still have Kevin Durant. He absolutely torched Los Angeles, averaging 35.0 points per game on a 71.9 true shooting percentage.
Below is everything you’ll need to watch Game 1.
Date: Sunday, Apr. 28
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
Location: Oakland, CA
Venue: Oracle Arena
TV Info: ESPN
Live Stream: Qualified subscribers can watch on the WatchESPN app.
There are plenty of intriguing questions to be answered in Game 1, the beginning of what could be a lengthy series. How will the Warriors manage their center rotation? How deep will the Rockets dip into their bench? Who is taking the big shots for Golden State and can Harden regain his magical shooting in touch in time to avoid another loss?