Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey is ready for a slugfest with the Golden State Warriors.
Soon after his Rockets closed out the Utah Jazz in Game 5 on Tuesday to set up a Western Conference finals series with the Warriors, Morey sent the following tweet:
— Daryl Morey (@dmorey) May 9, 2018
The tweet contains a GIF of two Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots fighting. The implication is clear: these are two titans that will be meeting in the ring and taking big shots at each other.
Houston finished with the best record in the regular season at 65-17 and has homecourt advantage over the Warriors. The Rockets went 2-1 against Golden State in the regular season, but the playoffs are entirely different. This could turn out to be a series for the ages.
