This is what Steve Kerr saw, predicted, desperately awaited, and maybe even sort of prophesied a few days ago. This is also what had to happen, or the whole Warriors universe would’ve imploded on itself instantly.



Boom or doom.



This took at least one half of basketball longer than Kerr had hoped, and it sort of drove Oracle Arena, Kerr’s coaching staff and a few of his players crazy in the first part of Game 6 on Saturday, when the Warriors fell behind by 17 at the end of the first quarter.



But with their season at stake, the Warriors shook loose of their first-half struggles, got into a true offensive flow, then absolutely bombarded the Rockets. The result: a galloping 115-86 victory that was seized and put away just about the way Kerr said the Warriors would do it a few days ago.



After their Game 5 defeat on Thursday, with the superteam suddenly on the brink of elimination, Kerr smiled at the podium and said he felt good about his team...