So this is how it’s going to be, eh? The Rockets lose Game 1 and get an earful of panic, with an undertone of resignation. And when they came back to win Game 2, the hysteria was poured upon the Warriors.
Whether this Western Conference Finals goes five games or six (my predication) or seven, the loser of each game will spend at least two days being dragged through the river of overreaction.
That’s where the Warriors were on Thursday, and where they will be on Friday and Saturday, all the way up until the teams tip off Game 3 Sunday at Oracle Arena.