The rockets are done the rockets have no chance in this series the Golden State Warriors are the greatest team

Ever there's no drama in the NBA. Oh wait all they had to do is win one game and now they are tied to two in a situation

Where teams with home court advantage win 80% of the time

heroic win for the Houston rockets

95 92 they outscore the Golden State Warriors

25 to 12 in the fourth quarter in a game that I thought was

usually reminiscent of the

27 or 2016 finals game seven from Golden State's standpoint and just fantastic performances all around

From Houston as everybody just played a crap load of minutes in this one

Chris Paul in particular was the hero though and a bounce back game 27 points on 10 of 20 from the field

He was the only high-volume player who even remotely approached efficiency in this game and

So now we have a two two series and I think really the place we have to start is the way that the Houston rockets defended the Warriors

This is now the second time that they've held them below a point per possession in this series

The rockets did an absolutely masterful job of getting the Warriors out of their rhythm the

Way to do that is by being aggressive in terms of bald denial and being physical so that the the beautiful game looks a lot more

John T. I think is probably a good way of putting it in the rockets

Especially in that second quarter. I thought the second quarter was actually better from them than the fourth in this element

They just got the Warriors completely out of their game and there were other elements that we'll talk about and play it

But I think Houston's defense was just a gargantuan change from game three

Yeah, and I actually didn't even think they defended that poorly in game three until the third quarter

and

Certainly the defended poorly in game one, but the strategy you mentioned the bald denials is huge right and I tweeted out a play of this

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