Both the Warriors and Houston Rockets are confident they will walk out of Toyota Center on Sunday night with a series-clinching Game 7 win if they are able to execute their respective game plans.
However, only one team can move on to the Western Conference semifinals against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Rockets’ star center Alperen Şengün and his teammates are extra confident heading into Sunday’s big game after winning both Games 5 and 6 to force the win-or-go-home contest on their home court, and believe if Houston does the little things right, it will successfully complete the rare three-games-to-one series comeback.
“I don’t think they have beaten us yet, we have beat ourselves this series,” Şengün told reporters at Rockets shootaround on Sunday. “We missed free throws, easy shots. When we’re locked in, we were locked in defensively and offensively. We have all the talent in the world. There’s no reason for us to lose this game.”
Of course, the gravity of the game against an experienced team like the Warriors, is not lost on Şengün, who recognizes the moment will not be too big for Warriors stars Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green.
“We know it’s going to be tough. They have so much more experience than us, but we’re ready for it, we’re going to play hard,” Şengün added. “We’re going to do what we do, but we know it’s not going to be easy. Just go and do what we did the past two games, play hard, get the 50/50 balls, offensive rebounds and then get the win.”
Golden State has lost consecutive games after jumping out to a commanding 3-1 series lead, and is looking to avoid unfortunate history on Sunday night.
The only thing standing in the Warriors’ way are Şengün and the Rockets. And perhaps themselves.
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