Jimmy Butler All But Guarantees Warriors Will Win Game 7 vs Rockets

The Houston Rockets were able to stave off elimination once again in Game 6 against the Golden State Warriors, sending the series back to Texas for a win-or-go-home Game 7. Golden State has now squandered a 3-1 series lead.

It was a strong effort all around from the Rockets, and they overpowered the Warriors down the closing stretch of the game.

With the Rockets seizing back control of the series a little, many are expecting an exciting final matchup. Houston has a slight edge entering the game due to the contest being played on their home court, but the Warriors have experience on their side.

The idea of playing a road Game 7 isn't fun for any player, but the Warriors seem to be embracing it. Star forward Jimmy Butler has all but guaranteed that Golden State would come out on top in the crucial contest this weekend.

"So we're going to win together, we're going to lose together," Butler said. "I know we're definitely going to win together come Sunday."

"We're good. We're smiling. We're listening to our music, celebrating life. We're ready to compete. We were ready to compete tonight. Things didn't go our way. OK, we're going to be ready to compete on Sunday. We're going to make the game go our way."

Golden State vastly outweighs the Rockets in terms of experience in a must-win game, with the Warriors' core of Stephen Curry and Draymond Green having played in five over their careers. Butler has played in four Game 7s, giving more experience to the Warriors.

For Houston, they have a few players who have played in a Game 7, combining for 10 total over five players. The Rockets are still a relatively young team, and this is the first year of the postseason that they have gotten with this group.

"All-time high," Butler described the Warriors' confidence. "Now, out of all times, it's win or go home. It's not wavering. We know how good of a team we are. A couple of us have been here before multiple times. It's on us to make sure we get it done."

The lights will be very bright for both sides entering this game, and Game 7s tend to bring out unsuspected heroes. Houston may be the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, but this is the first real test for them.

The Rockets have been able to win two straight must-win games, but taking down the Warriors a third time could be tough. For the Warriors, they don't want to spoil another year of Curry in his prime, so the stakes will be very high in this matchup.

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