Rockets players get copy of Warriors' plans had they swept series

HOUSTON -- Following the Rockets' 128-115 victory over Golden Stateon Monday night to stave off playoff elimination, a memo was placed in the locker of every Rockets player detailing the media availability had the Warriors clinched the Western Conference finals.

The memo read in part: "The Golden State Warriors will return to Oakland tomorrow (Tuesday, May 26) following their 4-0 series sweep of the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference Finals."

The memo wasn't distributed to the media, but its legitimacy was confirmed by Raymond Ridder, the Warriors' vice president for communication.

The Warriors now lead the best-of-seven series 3-1, with Game 5 coming Wednesday in Oakland.

Several players, including Corey Brewer, smiled and shook their heads upon reading the memo.

"They're confident in their team," said Josh Smith, who scored 20 points Monday night. "It's not added motivation; we just got to go out there and play. I don't really feed into the whole mentally get your rah-rah hype. I just want to go out and play my game."