How the warriors correspond to the rockets: position by position position

HOUSTON – The weaknesses will be difficult to find in the series of series of the Warriors conference of Warriors against the Houston Rockets, the second seeded.

None of the two teams has a flagrant weakness, but that does not mean that there are no advantages.

Here is how Golden State (48-34) is accompanied by Houston (52-30) at each position – more coach – before match 1 Sunday:

Playmaker

Warriors: Steph Curry

Rockets: Fred Vanvleet, Aaron Holiday

Breakdown: Vanvleet (14.1 points per game) is a solid starting point guard who helped beat Curry’s Warriors in the 2019 NBA final as a member of the Raptors of Toronto. But Curry (24.5 ppg) is undoubtedly the largest leader of all time and always plays at an elite level. There is simply no comparison.

Advantage: Warriors

Firing guard

Warriors: Brandin Podziemski, Buddy Hield

Rockets: Green Jalen

Breakdown: Podziemski (11.7 ppg) seemed to be out offensively before hitting a brief collapse during the last week of the season, and Hield (203 is 3 points) is a Mercurial shooter out of the bench who can go for 30 in any game. However, Jalen Green (21 ppg) is a marker in good faith with a 40 -inch vertical that also shown a desire to defend and pass. Green’s upper ceiling gives it a slight advantage.

Advantage: Rocket

Attacker

Warriors: Moses Moody

Rockets: Amen Thompson, Tari Eason

Breakdown: Moses Moody (9.8 ppg, 0.8 interceptions per game) was the best cap of the team on the perimeter and remained a dangerous marker of 3 and D next to his more -ball teammates. However, Amen Thompson (14.1 ppg, 1.4 SPG, 1.3 blocks per game) is undoubtedly the best 1-Through-4 defender in the League and has a flourishing offensive game built around its generational athletics. Tari Eason is also a versatile defensive striker.

Advantage: Rocket

Move forward

Warriors: Jimmy Butler, Gui Santos, Jonathan Kuminga

Rockets: Dillon Brooks, Jabari Smith

Breakdown: “Playoff Jimmy” – who scored 38 points in the Warriors’ victory against Memphis – is one of the great interpreters in the playoffs of his generation and one of the few stars of the league capable of taking control of a match by itself. Brooks (14.0 ppg) and Smith are good players, but there is an appreciable gap. Santos (1.3 offensive rebounds per match) is also a joker on offensive glass, and Kuminga athletics could be a factor if he gets time.

Advantage: Warriors

CENTER

Warriors: Draymond Green, Kevon Looney, Quinten Post

Rockets: Alperen Sengun, Steven Adams