Game 5 seemed destined to be a Warriors blowout loss through three quarters, but Golden State’s reserves made it a game again — and got in on the skirmish action with the Rockets starters, too, leading to an ejection.
The Dubs had been down by as many as 31, but their bench squad — Moses Moody, Pat Spencer, Trayce Jackson-Davis, Kevin Knox and Braxton Key — surged back into the contest in the fourth quarter, cutting the deficit to 13. The scorching run even got Rockets head coach Ime Udoka to bring his starters back into the game and set up the incendiary moment.