Written off for dead after losing Kevin Durant to a strained calf, the Golden State Warriors went into Toyota Center on Friday and eliminated the Houston Rockets from the playoffs with a 118-113 Game 6 victory.
The reigning two-time NBA champions were the talk of the Twittersphere following their massive win, with a number of current and former players from around the Association chiming in on their performance.
LeBron James, who fell to the Warriors as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers in three of the last four years, was among those who showed respect to Golden State shortly after the final buzzer:
NEVER underestimate the heart of a Champion‼️‼️
— LeBron James (@KingJames) May 11, 2019
Durant - who will have his calf injury re-evaluated in one week - didn't make the trip to Houston, but the All-Star forward still caught the action back in the Bay Area and celebrated the Warriors' advance to yet another Western Conference final:
Y’all better stop disrespecting @StephenCurry30 just because he’s a team first guy and is willing to sacrifice in moments doesn’t mean he’s not still a beast.
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) May 11, 2019
Wow.....
— Chris Bosh (@chrisbosh) May 11, 2019
Steph Curry is not only one of the greatest shooters we’ve ever seen, he is one of the greatest clutch players the game has ever seen. 33 points in the second half to lead his Warriors over the Houston Rockets...Incredible!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) May 11, 2019
We’ve seen some phenomenal comebacks on Houston’s floor this year with @Beyonce on the court...
— Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) May 11, 2019
Wow well!!!!!
— Bismack Biyombo (@bismackbiyombo) May 11, 2019
Salute to the Warriors! No KD on the Road! Steph scoreless at the half! And they still find a way to win! Heart of a champion! I was wrong!
— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) May 11, 2019
Houston lost this Series in Game 5!
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) May 11, 2019
I'VE SCREAMED THIS ALL WEEK STEPH IS A MEGASTAR BECAUSE HE'S COMFORTABLE IN HIS OWN SKIN AND WILLING TO DEFER TO KD‼️ DEFERRING DORSNT MEAN YOU DONT HAVE IT IT MEANS YOU PLACE TEAM OVER SELF pic.twitter.com/ny2p3nQPjt
— Ryan Hollins (@TheRyanHollins) May 11, 2019
— Baze (@24Bazemore) May 11, 2019
The Warriors have not one but 2 MVP’s in there prime..
— Caron Butler (@realtuffjuice) May 11, 2019
When one went down @StephenCurry30 stepped up . #hampton5 is a real problem.
Can they be beat??
I feel bad for James harden. D’antoni doesn’t run anything to get him anything easy. And the new cp3 is hard to watch.
— Dahntay (@dahntay1) May 11, 2019
Steph had 33 in the second half 😂😂 that’s silly lol
— Larry Nance Jr (@Larrydn22) May 11, 2019
