here's abc7's mindy bach. >> warriors scored 19 points in the first quarter. in the first half they had ten turnovers, three for eight from the free flow line and allowed rockets to have ten steals. that is not the stat line, that typically ends with the team advancing to the nba finals. >> it was really one of the most bizarre first halves of basketball we've played since i've been here. we were so scattered. every part of the game plan went out the window in the first 45 seconds basically. >> we showed a lot of fight, lot of grit. resiliency to stay positive as we went through the series no matter what the situation was. and i think that helped us stay locked in game 6 and 7 with our backs against the wall to get a win. >> they made known last year, too, they were coming after us and they did. they gave us everything we could handle but we still were able to come out with the win. >> they now face the cavaliers team they are very familiar with. the cavs and the warriors in the finals are the most for any two teams for a championship in any of the four major

mindi bach, abc 7 sports. >>> thank you very much. the warriors are 8-0 in game 7 of the conference finals since seeding began. their last appearance was in the 2016 nba finals. that's when they suffered a four-point defeat to the cavaliers. >>> now to the dub love at oracle arena where fans are gathering for a watch party. dion lim is there live. i high hopes for a win. >> reporter: oh, yeah. ama, the hopes are so high, check it out. they go to the roof. we're inside on the hardwood. you can see the jumbotron is lit up. the dj is practicing. you can hear the music behind me. we have the warriors dancers. everything is like a true game experience. well, minus the players themselves. >> let's go warriors! >> even four hours before the big game 7, we found fans with big predictions. >> 40-point blowout win. >> you're a little optimistic aren't you? >> i have to be. >> you could hear a bin drop inside the arena. it won't be long before the jumbotron lights up. warriors fans were scoping out the team's store ahead of the watch party. >> t

mindi bach joins us live with a preview. who is going to the finals and who is going home nor the summer? >> oh, yeah. absolutely. this is for the entire season, larry. it's -- everything that the warriors have been through. this is the first time in their franchise history that they played a game 7 in the western conference finals on the road. they know that toyota center will be inhospitable. there are red t-shirts on every seat. it's going to be incredibly loud and the warriors are ready for it. >> when you win game 6 you have work to do. if you get a win tonight, you can turn the page to the finals. every game in the series takes a different shape. but game 7 is ten times that. just because you throw everything you have out there on the floor. one last effort to get a win. got to be ready for anything. >> butterflies are a little different before game 7. there's a few more of them in there, i think. it's a great day. great day for sports. for basketball fans. for our players. so it's just the stakes are what create the b

in houston, mindy bach, abc7 sports. >> thanks, mindy. cavs and celtics, game 7.7.ut lebron, eight straight finals on the line for lebron. get that out of here. jason tatum having a dunk on lebron, even talking a little trash. boston was brutal. then lebron with a big bucket of put it away. he had 35 points, 15 boards and nine assists, cavs are headed to their fourth straight finals 87-79 in game 7 on the road. can the warriors do the same? >> we've been counted out for a long time this season, and, you know, right around the trade deadline, no matter we made a trade or not at that point in time, i kind of just switched my mind set, let's get the most out of the season we can. i'm determined to get the most. i'm squeezing the orange so there's no more juice left. >> in the end it's painful. but it's the path. >>> sandoval making his start at wrigley. look at it, great diving stop. the spin and throw to get the out. baez launches this one, 400 feet. the giants lose 8-3. they have now dropped ten of their last 12 road games. >>> the a's and diamondbacks on breast canc

live we go to mindi bach orleans. >> reporter: absolutely.hen steve kerr was asked what inspired the team's performance he said losing. the team hated it. they responded from the get-go. in essence, they got back to warrior basketball. >> the first three to six minutes was huge. we had to assert ourselves and i called it turn the page and get back to warrior basketball. >> i am way better as a player when i don't care at all. when i play and forceful. sticking to what i do. >> you are not going to beat them if you can't score 115 points. i don't care how good your defense is. i don't care what you do, you have to be able to score 110, 115 points to have a chance to beat them. >> at both ends of the floor, i thought our effort, and the way we played night and day. that is our team that you saw tonight. >> reporter: game five back at oracle, an elimination game. that will be the toughest game in the series. kerr says the motivation for not having another let down, they don't want to travel back to the central time zone. >> thanks. safe travels.

mindi bach asked what it was like to start the game with that lineup. >> the first few minutes was huge ourselves after how bad game three went. i call it turning the page and get back to warriors basketball. that's something that we have been good at history had i ca l -- good at historically. we came out a mission. >> you followed up with a wide open three in the corner. what was the last time you have been that open for that long? i think everyone was surprised. >> yeah, i mean, considering, i guess, i missed so much time too, being on the sidelines, it's been a while. so, thankl it. i had the guys cheering me on. and i had a couple of high fives going down the court. >> coach kerr said the first game back is ly -- is usually the hardest, how did you feel? >> good, game two is rough, trying to get the timing and conditioning. you cannot simulate it while you are out and tonight, i was just getting over the hump. how hard we played and what i needed to do to help that ef effort, it continues to build momentumment as we go along, my time will get there, and really are confident where i

mindi bach in new orleans with the dubs. >> reporter: the warriors say without a doubt the pelicans were three, and the warriors welcomed that type of competition. draymond green, when asked about his dustup with rondo, said there is no crossing the line. but when green was asked about the curry/rondo situation, he gave a unique answer. >> i think steph will have a better shooting day tomorrow. k.d. will have a better shooting day tomorrow. klay will be even better than he was tomorrow. and i think we'll do what we came here to do, which is win the game. >> i'm all for getting underneath a guy's skin, but you can't try to step on a guy's foot or, you know, try to swipe a guy underneath his feet as he's shooting. those are dangerous plays. other than that, i like the competition. >> kerr added he thought game three was well officiated but more than likely the warriors are going to reach out to the league. kerr doesn't expect it to change anything. he simply wants the officials to keep an eye out for game four. larry, i got to go. i have some research to do because when in new orleans -- >

mindy bach has a preview in this morning's sports. >> the warriors last two losses to the rockets were by three and four points respectively. it's not difficult to understand where the games went wrong. the warriors simply gave the ball away. golden state had 16th turnovers in each of those losses. the 16th on thursday night came with two seconds left in the game. the rockets turned those turnovers into ten points. the warriors did a lot of things well. they outshot and outrebounded houston in game five and outscored them in the paint and on the fast break. even though the warriors are in a must win situation tonight steve kerr remains the voice of calm. >> ultimately somebody has got to win four times. you keep going, you keep playing. we have a chance to tie the series at home. that's a good position to be in. we have got to win two basketball games. we have done that an awful lot encinitas' not going to be easy. never was. until they are dead we are not thinking we are in pretty good shape. no. we are not in good shape. we're there. you though, new we have got to get over the finish

mindy bach has a preview in this morning's sports. >> the warriors last two losses to the rockets wereand four points respectively. it's not difficult to understand where the games went wrong. the warriors simply gave the ball away. golden state had 16 turnovers in each of those losses. the 16th on thursday night came with two seconds left in the game. the rockets turned those turnovers into ten points. the warriors did a lot of things well against the rockets. they outshot and outrebounded houston in game five and outscored them in the paint and on the fast break. even though the warriors are in a must win situation tonight steve kerr remains the voice of calm. >> you go through a lot of ups and downs, but ultimately, somebody has got to win four times. you keep going, you keep playing. we have a chance to tie the series at home. that's a good position to be in. we have got to win two basketball games. we have done that an awful lot >> this is not going to be easy. never was. until they are dead we are not thinking we are in pretty good shape. no. we are not in good shape. we're there