Community Picks: Golden State 0% vs Houston 0%

These playoff coordinates are familiar territory for the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets. The parallels between this Western Conference semifinal series and the last time the Warriors and Rockets met in the playoffs came to the forefront during the third quarter of Game 5, when Golden State forward Kevin Durant suffered a right calf strain and was subsequently sidelined. The 2018 Western Conference finals turned when the Rockets lost point guard Chris Paul for the series to a hamstring injury, sustained in the waning moments of Game 5. Continue to Article

May 10, 2019 11:00:am EST

That blueprint of success still hung on the walls in Oracle — and it worked, the Warriors won a tight game down the stretch Wednesday, beating the Rockets 104-99 to take a 3-2 series lead. Now they need to win one of their next two games without Durant — who will be re-evaluated in a week due to a right calf strain — to advance to the Western Conference Finals. It will mean a bigger burden for the Warriors core four from the previous era — Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Andre Iguodala — but blueprint on how to do that is still ingrained in this Warriors team. Continue to Article

May 10, 2019 9:40:am EST

While there is only one game in the NBA on Friday and none on Saturday, we still have an opportunity to play Yahoo DFS. Jamal Murray, DEN vs. POR ($29): The initial reaction for this slate might be to deploy Stephen Curry ($39) since Kevin Durant (calf) is out. Curry is going to have more scoring opportunities and should be highly owned, so it might not be a bad idea to roll with Murray if you want to differentiate yourself in tournament play. Continue to Article

May 10, 2019 4:20:am EST