Four keys for the Warriors to win Game 6 and eliminate the Rockets

SAN FRANCISCO There was no panic among the Warriors veterans on Wednesday night none of the crew s superstar core seemingly all that concerned with dropping Competition of their first-round series against Houston on Wednesday After the - loss that saw coach Steve Kerr yank the starters in the middle of the third quarter Steph Curry Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green calmly assessed the a multitude of things that went wrong Throughout their citizens identification a sense of we ve been here before and know what to do pervaded their statements The Warriors missed their chance at ending the series in five games but are still up - with a trip back to the Bay on the schedule We turned the page hastily Green announced We just started talking about doable adjustments we can make things we see stuff we can get into With Match set for p m Friday here s what Golden State demands to do to advance to the second round and a showdown with the Minnesota Timberwolves Stay out of foul trouble Golden State had four fouls in the first four minutes of play and got into the bonus at the mark of the first quarter That barrage of fouls helped Houston get to the line times during the fourth quarter where the usually shaky Rockets made every single one And those fouls could not be blamed on youthful inexperience Green Butler and -year-old Buddy Hield each had one foul and Curry was called for two I didn t have them ready to play clearly Kerr explained We committed three fouls in the first two minutes of the competition We can t come out with that lack of defensive focus and potential and expect to beat a great unit in a closeout meeting Get to the line Along those same free-throw lines it would certainly help the Warriors to get a meager easy points early in the tournament They did not attempt a single foul shot until the middle of the second quarter when Gui Santos split a pair to make it - at the mark This is an area where the organization has gotten help from Butler who stated he s feeling slightly better each day as he recovers from a pelvis injury sustained in Meeting Butler averaged a team-high free-throw attempts per meeting in the regular season and shot -of- from the stripe in a Competition triumph Butler shot just five in minutes in Match but has proven he can draw fouls with the best of them in a much larger sample size We re fine Butler reported Our confidence is unwavering and we know we can start out better and play better Force Jalen Green to beat you Fresno-area native Jalen Green remains an offensive enigma for the Rockets At his explosive athletic and shotmaking best he scored points on an array of tough jumpers in Houston s Tournament triumph But he has also been held to under points in each of the other four games the lowlight coming when Buddy Hield locked him up on multiple possessions during Encounter He has shot just of outside of Tournament and has been an inconsistent playmaker The Warriors could be well served to take their chances with Green gunning out of the pick-and-roll and not the hot-shooting Fred VanVleet -pointers made and combined points over the last two games Stay composed Related Articles Warriors coach Steve Kerr on Contest tape I m not sure we learned a whole lot Kurtenbach The Rockets zone defense has the Warriors in the danger zone Why are Rockets not being called for hitting Curry s thumb NBA rules explained Warriors accuse Rockets of targeting Curry s injured thumb It s pretty obvious Alijah Arenas circulated from hospital and resting comfortably after car accident Battle was so uncompetitive that it took until late in the fourth quarter when the Warriors reserves made a comeback and forced the Houston starters back into the encounter to see either group get a technical That has not been the incident for the bulk of the series as Tari Eason Dillon Brooks and Alperen Sengun have done their best to muddy up the battle and try to get into the heads of Green and the Warriors vets Before and during the series Kerr has stressed the importance of maintaining poise The Warriors have done a decent job of it so far and that will need to continue in Match