Four straight wins against the Warriors is an impossible task. One win is not.
No team in NBA history has come back from a 3-0 deficit in the playoffs -- a refrain we'll hear plenty of in the broadcast tonight -- but no team hoping to do just that can hope to accomplish it without winning Game 4.
It seems obvious and stupid, but it's true. Reality is here: the Rockets have an infinitesimal chance of extending their season beyond the Western Conference Finals. If anyone had told me the Rockets would make the Western Conference Finals before the year started, I would have gladly taken it.