The Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets have played 223 times (regular season and playoffs) over the course of their time in the NBA, but only have faced each other twice in a postseason series, with the Warriors winning each best-of-seven series in five games.
The stakes are even higher this time as the Rockets try to dethrone the defending champions.
In the 2017–18 regular season, the Rockets won two of the three games and secured home-court advantage by having the best record in the NBA.
Below is a rundown of the games met in the playoffs.