If Wednesday’s Game 2 felt a little bit too familiar to Golden State Warriors fans, it’s because it was. The Warriors looked feckless and uninspired from the opening tip to the final buzzer, and lost 127-105 to the Houston Rockets.
Despite the magnitude of the game, Golden State never looked particularly interested in winning. And for Warriors fans, it felt like a replay of Game 3 in the Western Conference Semifinals, when they lost in a similar fashion, 119-100 to the New Orleans Pelicans. Or perhaps Game 4 of the opening round, when the San Antonio Spurs beat them 103-90.