
So I think once we settled down and we got the defense in a better position, then we started moving the ball, and the game felt more like a Warriors game. Game 7, Jun 5: Seattle SuperSonics: 110: F inal: Phoenix Suns: 123 PTS: C.

I didn’t like the poor defense we were playing, but I like the pace. Summary and statistics for the 1993 NBA Western Conference Finals - SuperSonics vs. “The pace was really fast, and I thought the one positive of Houston getting off to that start that they did was the pace was high.

“We did a better job moving the ball tonight, for sure,” Golden State coach Steve Kerr said postgame. Riding a two-game winning streak but without injured point guard Chris Paul, the Rockets shocked the defending champs with an early burst of four consecutive 3-pointers to help produce a 39-22 lead after one quarter.īut the Warriors crept within 61-51 at halftime, then used powerful 3-point shooting of their own to pass Houston before the end of the third quarter and pull away early in the fourth. Golden State in six games, setting up a conference finals matchup against the Nuggets. For the third time in the 1993 NBA Playoffs, the Phoenix Suns were tied 2-2 going into Game 5 after alternating wins with the SuperSonics through the Western Conference.

The teams will get a travel day Sunday before meeting one final time in Houston on Monday night, with the Game 7 winner advancing to the NBA Finals to face either the Boston Celtics or Cleveland Cavaliers, who play their Game 7 in Boston on Sunday. Los Angeles Lakers completes the comeback against Portland Blazers in a Western Conference Finals (Game 7). 2023 Playoffs: West Semifinals Warriors (6) vs. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports Oakland, CA, USA Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) battles for the ball with Houston Rockets forward Trevor Ariza (1) in game six of the Western conference finals of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena.
