北京時間4月20日，季後賽今天已經開始進行。一些熱門球隊，像是快船隊、湖人隊和雄鹿隊都輸球了。而明天的重頭戲自然是西部第二火箭隊對陣西部第七的勇士隊。兩隊在常規賽一共交手5次，勇士隊3勝2負略占上風；不過兩支球隊最近一次對話，火箭隊憑藉強大的防守最終戰勝勇士隊，拿到了一場幾乎鎖定西部第二的勝利。此番季後賽再戰，火箭隊和勇士隊肯定都想拿下季後賽首輪的開門紅，而火箭隊擁有主場優勢。

For tomorrow's game, the Rockets are ready – they've had too much rest. The Warriors played in the playoffs a few days ago and used a home win over the Grizzlies to finish seventh in the Western Conference.

Let's take a look at the injuries for the next game of both teams: According to Rockets reporter Ben Dubos, the Rockets vs Warriors have two bench players unavailable due to injuries. One is substitute center Langdale, who will not play in this game due to a right knee contusion; In addition, 29-year-old veteran Jashawn Tate is also out for this game due to a right ankle injury.

Although the Rockets have a fairly full roster, the thickness of the second roster is clearly weakened without two important rotation players in the bench, Tate and Landale. Tate's defensive and tandem ability is the Rockets' second lineup, and Landale is the third center who can score and defend the basket, and his three-point shooting percentage has reached 42% this season. Without Landale, the Rockets' two centers, Shin Kyung and Adams, should have more playing time.

Let's look at the Golden State Warriors: According to reports, Curry, the supercore of the Warriors, injured his right thumb in this game, and backup guard Payton Jr. injured his left thumb. However, according to the latest reports, both Curry and Payton Jr. are both available, which means that they will play with minor injuries and the game will not be affected.

Therefore, compared with the Warriors, the Rockets have two less important bench players, and the overall roster strength will be more or less affected. However, Tate and Landale are not the most key players in the Rockets' second lineup, and Adams, Eason, Jabari Smith Jr. and Aaron Holiday should get more playing time in this game, and the Rockets can basically still go toe-to-toe with the Warriors with the strongest lineup.

Whoever wins the first game will have a huge psychological advantage that could have a decisive impact on the series. The Rockets, while not usually good at getting off to a start, have been very aggressive in the playoffs and may be able to win the first game with home-court advantage. After all, the three core of the Rockets, Jalen Green, VanVleet and Alperen Shenjing, are in good shape, and the team has been training for the Warriors recently, and I believe that the next game will be quite exciting.