The Beard-less Rockets go full flamethrower mode, roast Golden State and stay alive in the series.
Someone lit the launchpad under the Rockets last night, and they blasted the Warriors into orbit with a 131–116 win that felt like a live-action explosion of NBA Jam.
Jalen Green was on full anime protagonist arc, dropping buckets like his controller was stuck on fire mode. Spin moves, step-backs, and a few “did-he-just-do-that?” dunks — the man was basically glitching.
Golden State looked like they were waiting for a software update. Steph Curry had moments of brilliance, but even his deep threes couldn’t patch the defense leaks that left Klay Thompson and friends scrambling like someone yelled “group project due at midnight.”
Fred VanVleet decided it was his night to cook too, adding 27 spicy points and acting like he owned the fourth quarter. Houston hit threes from every zip code while the Warriors were busy arguing with the scoreboard.
Draymond Green picked up a technical, because of course he did — the NBA scriptwriters know we need that spice.
The Rockets live to fight another day, cutting the series lead to 3–2. If they keep playing like this, someone’s going to need to check if NASA is involved.
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