Rockets Meet Old Playoff Nemesis Golden State in First Trip to Playoffs Since 2020

Rockets Meet Old Playoff Nemesis Golden State in First Trip to Playoffs Since 2020.
Rockets Meet Old Playoff Nemesis Golden State in First Trip to Playoffs Since 2020
Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) claps and urges on the crowd in the second half of an NBA play-in tournament basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies in San Francisco, on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via AP
The Associated Press
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HOUSTON—Houston faced the Golden State Warriors in the playoffs four times between 2015-19, and each time the Rockets were sent packing.

On Sunday night, the No. 2 seed Rockets return to the postseason for the first time since 2020 and will face their old playoff nemesis — Steph Curry and the seventh-seeded Warriors in Game 1 of the best-of-seven Western Conference series.