Just as the Rockets insisted that the Warriors had done no more than expected by winning their home games to start the series, they said the same thing of themselves when they tied the series on Monday, 2-2. To change that pattern, they repeatedly said, they would have to be better in Game 5 on Wednesday than they have been even in the games they have won.
“Yeah, we won the game, but we’ve got to be better,” Rockets guard Chris Paul said. “Going back to the Bay, they’re probably not going to miss those shots.”
The Warriors made just 8 of 33 3-pointers, including their final two when they had a chance to tie the game in the closing seconds.