"Kevin Durant has had a turbulent first season in Houston. Privately, the future Hall of Famer has been accused of using anonymous social media accounts to trash his teammates. Publicly, his expressions of exasperation are a common sight as his Rockets coworkers brick shots or both defensive rotations."
"Steph Curry has missed the past 11 games and will be out at least another 10 days with runner's knee. Kristaps Porzingis has been sidelined since mid-February with what coach Steve Kerr has dubbed a 'mysterious' health condition, after Porzingis previously disclosed that he has postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. And of course, Butler is now rehabbing from a season-ending ACL tear."
"It is the kind of scenario that would beget tanking for a better draft pick for many franchises whose top four players are either old, injured or both. Not the Warriors. 'We have to find ways to be better, and get ready for the next one,' 39-year-old center Al Horford said after Monday's loss to the Clippers."
Kevin Durant's first season with the Rockets has been marked by frustration, including accusations of using anonymous social media accounts to criticize teammates and visible exasperation during games. The Rockets enter Thursday's matchup as the third seed in the West with a strong recent record of seven wins in ten games. Meanwhile, the Warriors arrive as the eighth seed, struggling with multiple significant injuries: Steph Curry has missed eleven games with runner's knee and faces at least ten more days out, Kristaps Porzingis remains sidelined with a mysterious health condition related to postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, and Jimmy Butler is rehabbing from a season-ending ACL tear. Draymond Green's offensive production has suffered dramatically without Curry. Young players like Brandin Podziemski, Gui Santos, and Moses Moody show improvement but lack franchise cornerstone potential for the post-Curry era.
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