The Houston Rockets have been on fire lately. They’d won 13 straight games going into Wednesday night’s matchup against the Clippers in Los Angeles, further solidifying James Harden’s MVP campaign. Along the way, they’ve managed to overtake the monolithic Warriors for the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference.
The rest of the West is a virtual horse race headed for a photo finish, with the three through seven seeds separated by a mere game-and-a-half. But the Warriors and Rockets are well ahead of the pack and will have to fight it out on a nightly basis for the coveted home court advantage throughout the entire postseason.
That’s why Klay Thompson believes the Warriors should try to plow through the season’s stretch run with an unblemished record. Here’s what he told reporters after Golden State’s win over the Wizards on Wednesday night.
Warriors have 20 games left. Klay Thompson said his goal is to run the table. Relayed Steph Curry that message: "We haven't run off a long win streak in awhile…" pic.twitter.com/t0uOhQ94nI
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) March 1, 2018
“We wanna really try to win every game going into the playoffs,” Thompson said. “That might be unrealistic, but it’d be nice to do that.”
Steph Curry’s reaction to that later in the video was much more measured. Without mentioning it specifically, he alluded to the Warriors’ record-breaking 73-win season that ultimately ended in heartbreak, pointing out the pitfalls of simply trying to win games as opposed to being mindful about identifying and fixing flaws and focusing on improvement.
Either way, it’s going to be a wild finish in the West as nearly every team will be jockeying for playoff seeding every night from here on out.
