Game Two Preview: Warriors vs. Rockets Playoff Matchup

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00:00In Houston, game two for the Warriors and the Rockets.

00:05You know, Kerr was at practice yesterday saying, you know,

00:07I've made a mistake with Butler, probably played him too much in the third quarter.

00:12And then, like, five seconds after that, he's like, oh, well, no,

00:1542 minutes is a good number for him.

00:17He played 42 minutes.

00:18I guess he just wants to distribute it a little bit differently throughout the game.

00:23I mean, the guys my age, for Christ's sakes, what is the problem

00:28with, like, playing star players in the playoffs in gigantic games

00:33for the majority of the game?

00:36Playing him 38, 40 minutes to me is, that's the way it should be.

00:41Like, if I was a coach, if I was a GM, I'd be like, what do you mean?

00:44Do you think I traded to get this guy here to sit him down and rest him?

00:48For what?

00:50Yeah, it doesn't make much sense.

00:53Now, look, I know he's scared to use anybody on his bench.

00:56He really didn't use many guys the other night.

01:00Nobody really did anything.

01:01It was his starters that carried the mail for him.

01:03He's going to have to give him a little bit of rest at some point.

01:06And maybe you get a blowout here or there where you can do that.

01:09As far as tonight goes, the Rockets are looking to even this series up at once.

01:13They are three-and-a-half-point favorites at home.

01:152-0-4-and-a-half is the total here.

01:18But look, a couple things.

01:22One, everyone and their brother is taking the dubs and the points.

01:26Everyone and their brother is taking the dubs to win outright.

01:30Everyone and their brother is betting me over.

01:33So I'm stupid enough because I hate him.

01:39I can't do it.

01:40These are the same principles as the Celtics.

01:44I'm going to take the Rockets.

01:47They have to win.

01:48They absolutely, if they lose tonight, it's over.

01:51They're going to get swept.

01:53And they're going to lose at the chase Saturday and whenever it is, Monday,

01:56whenever the hell it is.

01:57I know this.

01:59It's do or die for them tonight.

02:01Like, it is all out, all hands on deck.

02:04You either win this game tonight like the Lakers did last night,

02:07or you're finished.