After coming up short in overtime of Game 3, the Warriors looked to get a road win in Game 4 (something they’ve done in 20 consecutive NBA Playoffs series) of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Houston Rockets and secure a decisive series lead. Unfortunately for Dub Nation, that was not in the plans.
Though the Warriors held a three-point lead at the end of the first quarter, the Rockets seized control of the game in the second quarter and never relinquished it. The Rockets led by as many as 17 points and manage to hold on—the Warriors cut the lead to two points with fifteen seconds remaining—to earn the win and tie this best-of-seven series up at two games apiece.