HOUSTON -- After enduring a wretched first half offensively that saw their superstar backcourt struggle mightily from the field, the Houston Rockets found their stroke and held off the Golden State Warriors 98-94 in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals.
The Rockets are now one win away from being the first team other than the Warriors to represent the West in the NBA Finals since 2014.
Down 96-94, the Warriors had an opportunity to go full-court out of a timeout with 6.7 seconds remaining to tie or take the lead, but squandered the possession when Draymond Green couldn't handle an advance pass from Stephen Curry.