Until the Rockets win a game in this series, the criticism will be rampant.
“The Rockets are done.”
“The Rockets will get swept.”
It may not all be deserved, but when there are fewer teams left in the league, the spotlight gets brighter, and no series has a brighter spotlight than this Western Conference Finals. One loss can cause extreme exaggerations.
I’m not saying the Rockets will or will not win this series, or that the Rockets will or will not get swept, but Game 2 is a new game and it can change the momentum of the whole series.