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Warriors eager to finish off Rockets series

San Francisco Chronicle
Published May 24, 2015 at 4:45 PM
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Warriors eager to finish off Rockets seriesHOUSTON — With possibly four games left in the Western Conference finals, the Warriors have two home games on the slate and are in need of just one win to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time in 40 years."We don't want to go back home to do it," Warriors power forward Draymond Green said."Why not just finish it out?" Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson said.None of the first 116 NBA teams that have fallen into a 3-0 hole during a best-of-seven series have ever recovered to win the series, with only three even forcing a Game 7.Only nine teams that have been down 3-1 have ever pulled off the comeback magic, including Houston doing it to the Clippers in this postseason's Western semifinals.[...] the Warriors seem less concerned about the Rockets than they do their own play, which served them well in closeout games against New Orleans and Memphis.The Warriors find themselves in the same situation that they faced against the Pelicans in the first round, when they took care of business on the road for the sweep.In Memphis, the Warriors could have sauntered through Game 6, confident they'd claim the West semifinal series at home...

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