As much as the Rockets might have preferred to now have to respond to the runs the Celtics and Raptors made in the past two games, reducing a 28-point lead in Boston to eight and turning a 20-point Rockets lead in Toronto to a deficit, they said their confidence has reached the point they are not shaken by comebacks.
“That’s what it’s about,” Rockets guard James Harden said. “Everything is not going to be great through the course of the game. There’s going to be a lot of ups and downs. As long as you can stay the course.