The Houston Rockets are still in this.
After building a 31-point lead and forcing the Warriors to wave the white flag, the Rockets fended off a Golden State bench rally Wednesday night to secure a 131-116 Game 5 victory.
Faced with the prospect of capping a 4-1 first-round defeat at home as the No. 2 seed, the Rockets survive and advance to Game 6. The series now shifts to San Francisco where the Warriors will face a chance to close out the series at home.
But for the Rockets, Wednesday's game was strictly about keeping the series and their playoffs afloat.