They lost Butler in the first quarter of the 109-94 defeat. Golden State rebounded back in the Bay, taking out the Rockets 104-93 in Game 3 without Butler and then surviving 109-106 in Game 4 to ...

Unless Peak Hakeem Olajuwon and James Harden walk through the door, the Houston Rockets will be the seventh No. 2 seed to drop the 2-7 matchup. Losing to the Golden State Warriors isn't surprising.

Now, Houston is looking to put together its best outing of the postseason to try to force the series into a Game 6 back in the Bay Area. There are a few things the Rockets must accomplish to ...

The Lakers aren't the only high seed with its collective back against the gym wall heading into a high-stakes Wednesday in the NBA playoffs. The third-seeded Lakers and the second-seeded Rockets ...