was ejected after headbutting Alperen Sengun<\/a> in the ensuing scuffle.<\/p>\nHouston went on a 7-2 run after that to put the game away.<\/p>\n
\u201cHouston was great and they took it to us right away,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cBut like I said, it was an important finish.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reserve Moses Moody led the Warriors with 25 points. Golden State\u2019s 76 bench points were the most in a playoff game for the franchise since 1970-71, when starters began being tracked.<\/p>\n
The Rockets put together their best performance this postseason after losing both games in California, including Game 3, which Jimmy Butler sat out with an injury.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe came out aggressive, executed offensively and defensively,\u201d Jalen Green said. \u201cWe had a professional approach and handled business.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Rockets raced to a 14-point lead after one quarter and by the time Stephen Curry made his first basket on a 3-pointer midway through the second, they led 55-32.<\/p>\n
They had a 27-point lead at halftime behind 19 points from VanVleet.<\/p>\n
Butler managed just eight points in 25 minutes on 2-of-10 shooting after combining for 52 points in the two full games he\u2019d played in this series.<\/p>\n
Curry was 4 of 12 for 13 points after scoring more than 30 points in two of the first four games to move the Warriors within a game of clinching the series.<\/p>\n
The Warriors made 15 of 44 3-pointers and shot 41.7% overall. The Rockets made 13 of 30 3s and shot 55.1%.<\/p>\n
By extending the series, the Rockets have a chance to become the 14th team in NBA history to overcome a 3-1 deficit in a best-of-seven series. Houston has done it twice, most recently in the 2015 Western Conference semifinals against the Clippers.<\/p>\n
The Warriors were on the wrong end of such a comeback, losing the 2016 NBA Finals to LeBron James and Cleveland after having a 3-1 advantage.<\/p>\n
Golden State has dominated the Rockets in the playoffs, eliminating them four times between 2015 and 2019.<\/p>\n
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