Houston looked decent for a while against the Blazers, but the full 48 minutes wore them down completely. There's no scoring threat other than Brooks and Ariza, and their defense comes from Battier and Hayes, while Ariza isn't the greatest man defender (he's an excellent help defender, plays the passing lanes very well). Thing is, neither of those defenders will be able to slip down to defend Ellis and Curry, who should have big games in Golden State's home debut in Oakland. So the defensive load will shift to Ariza, which will trash him before the first half. Since this is on a back-to-back, two road games, I can't fathom Trevor hanging in there for another 35-40. Nelson needs to tell his backcourt to attack at will, wear down Houston, and don't be concerned too much about interior scoring. If Maggette does start, it won't be that big of an issue against a small Rockets team. The Warriors should win this game, and it could be worse for Houston than it was last night.