Charles Barkley has already seen enough of the Warriors and Rockets to declare the Western Conference Finals finished.
Following the Warriors’ 119-106 Game 1 victory over Houston, the TNT analyst has changed his initial prediction for the best-of-7 series.
“I picked the Warriors in five (games),” Barkley said from the nearly empty Toyota Center following the game. “I’m taking the Warriors in three.”
Host Ernie Johnson double-checked with Sir Charles that he was really declaring that the Warriors would sweep.
“This is over, Ernie,” said Barkley, a former Rocket and now frequent Warriors antagonist. “You just (saw) this game.