A year ago, the Golden State Warriors rolled through the NBA regular season and playoffs en route to a world championship. They finished the regular season 67-15, and then went 16-1 in the playoffs, with only a Game 3 NBA Finals loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. They simply overwhelmed teams.
Today, the Warriors face the Houston Rockets in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. They won each of their first two rounds 4-1, but now have to win in Houston to secure a spot in the NBA Finals.
The Warriors-Rockets series has been a peculiar one.