Starting Lineups, May 27: The BasedGod is present as Warriors look to close
Steph Curry is just fine, Lil B is in the house, and the Houston Rockets are looking to make history once again.
While the Rockets may look like they're in over their heads - down 3-1 in the Western Conference Finals to the juggernaut Golden State Warriors - it's worth remembering what Houston did just one round ago. Down 3-1 to the Los Angeles Clippers the Rockets became just the ninth team to erase such a deficit. No NBA team has come back from down 3-0 in 116 tries, but Houston could take the mentality that they're now down 3-1, and the once-3-0 mark matters little.
They'll need more than just that attitude. The Warriors are 45-3 at home between the regular season and the playoffs, James Harden may not be able to keep up his torrid scoring from Game 3 - stop dropping back so deep on the high pick-and-roll! - and, well, whatever this means:
Tell me this any player that's playing on the Huston rockets right now met the legend pimp c? Lil B has Lil B real swag real honor - Lil B
— Lil B From The Pack (@LILBTHEBASEDGOD) May 27, 2015
Should Golden State win, they'll have a record eight days off before an NBA Finals matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers, which would begin on June 4 in Oakland. If Houston can hang on once more, we'll do it all again Friday.
Here are Wednesday's projected starting lineups:
Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors, 9 p.m. ET
| Position | Warriors | Rockets |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Stephen Curry | Jason Terry |
| SG | Klay Thompson | James Harden |
| SF | Harrison Barnes | Trevor Ariza |
| PF | Draymond Green | Josh Smith |
| C | Andrew Bogut | Dwight Howard |
Warriors PG Steph Curry (elbow, head) will play
Warriors PF Marreese Speights (calf) will not play
Warriors C Ognjen Kuzmic (ankle) is available but unlikely to be active
Rockets PG Patrick Beverley (wrist) will not return for series
Rockets SF K.J. McDaniels (wrist), PF Donatas Motiejunas (back) out for the season
Warriors lead series 3-1