Houston – The Warriors Entered the game on Wednesday night Against the Rockets in the Toyota Center with eyes in an advantage of the 2-0 series.
After a disastrous first quarter, the Warriors stayed with the hope that their hopes of championship would not have faded when The star Jimmy Butler suffered a pelvic contusion In a 109-94 defeat against Houston that this is the east of the series.
“We wanted two, but we got two, we got one. They are an infernal team and the two seeds for a reason,” said the Warriors coach Steve Kerr. “So it’s a good trip, not a great trip.”
The Rockets were in two digits throughout the second half, but that does not prevent the game from ending with a controversial note.
Only in the fourth quarter, Jalen Green was called by a flagrant foul at Dayond Green, Drayond was whistled by a technique himself and the teams had to separate in the middle of the court.
It was a conclusion without glory of a game that saw Butler leave in the first quarter.
Butler will receive a magnetic resonance on Thursday, and the Warriors will have another day off before playing in San Francisco on Saturday.
Butler’s injury occurred with remaining 2:28 in the first quarter, when Lreat Thompson undermined the Warriors striker while Butler was grabbing a rebound. The landing on his back and remained depressed for several moments.
Possible could get up under his own power and divide a couple of free throws, but was quickly taken from the game and the tasks of return to the locker room.
“It seemed that there was a certain physicality in the rebound, and I think Thompson has just been low under Jimmy only based on the strip and loosening of war,” Kerr said. “We don’t think there was anything wrong with the work.”
In the absence of Butler, Curry scored 20, the reserve rarely used, Pat Spencer, added 11 of the bank and Jonathan Kumina scored 10 in 26 minutes.
It was the first action of the Kumina game since April 11 against the Blazers, since the striker did not play in the final of the season against the clippers, the victory of play over the Grizzlies or the game 1 against the Rockets.
Despite having fallen into two digits throughout the second half, the Warriors kept the manageable score late. An execution of 8-0 Curry and Quinten Post 3 Pinters reduced the deficit to 91-79 with seven remaining minutes.
The Warriors had the opportunity to reduce the advantage to a single digit when Drayond Green Dew a flagrant offensive foul on Jalen Green a few seconds later.
But Drayond Green divided the pair of bad shots, the Warriors were empty in later possession. The Rockets closed the game from there.
After overcoming Golden State for 16 in general, and 22-6 in the offensive glass in game 1, it was more of the same for Houston in the rematch, while Merced’s native Jalen Green scored 38 in a variety of trays, mates and 3 difficult pitines to lead the rockets.
Houston Domino Golden State at Glass 47-33 on Wednesday.
Alperen Sengun had 17 points and 16 rebounds, and Tari Eason left the bank to put 14 points and six rebounds.
Butler was not the only warrior who lost the game time on Wednesday.
Starting with the Brandin escort Podziemski had dalt with a stomach disease Through the day, and Althegh could start game 2, he went at the end of the first quarter and did not return to the third quarter.
The Rockets controlled the game from the beginning, having an advantage of 28-18 after a room, and an advantage of 60-46 in the part-time costumes.
The Warriors reduced the advantage to 79-68 with a Kevon Looney finger roll, and had some success with an area of 2-3 sometimes, but the Rockets resumed impulse with a gust of green points of Jalen, the most emphatic is a poster of the open court.
Although Golden State kept the game within the surprising distance for much of the second half, the Rockets moved away at the end of the last quarter.
Rockets and warriors, possible without Butler, will advance in game 3 at 7 pm on Saturday in Chase Center.
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