Houston advanced to a likely second-round showdown with Golden State. Clint Capela made it known he's ready for the challenge of dethroning the champ.
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The Houston Rockets defeated the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night to clinch the series in five games and advance to the second round of the NBA playoffs. Houston will likely face the Golden State Warriors, winners of three of the last four championships. The Warriors lost Wednesday night, but still have a 3-2 series lead on the Los Angeles Clippers."That's what I want. I want to face them," Capela said in the postgame press conference.
"Oh man, you're going to be all over Bleacher Report," said Paul. A moment later, Paul said to a nearby reporter, "Look at you, you can't wait to tweet that."Chris Paul: "Oh, man, you're going to be all over Bleacher Report. Look at you, can't wait to tweet it."— Ben Golliver April 25, 2019The second-round showdown would be a rematch of last year's seven-game thriller in the Western Conference finals.
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