It was billed as the "real" Western Conference finals.
After pushing the Warriors to the brink of elimination in last year's NBA playoffs, the Houston Rockets got their shot at revenge one round earlier in what many expected to be a long, brutal series.
But through two games of the Western Conference semifinals, it's been all Warriors.
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The Dubs avoided a Game 1 letdown on short rest by escaping with a 104-100 win, and then thoroughly outplayed the Rockets in Game 2 to grab a 2-0 series lead.
The battle shifts to Houston on Saturday night for a critical Game 3 for James Harden and the Rockets.
Already facing the improbable task of winning four of the next six games against the Warriors, the Rockets know they must grab a win in Game 3 to get back in the series and have any hope of knocking off the two-time defending champions.
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Golden State Warriors
Here's how you can watch Warriors-Rockets Game 3 on television, as well as NBC Sports Bay Area's "SNC: Warriors Playoff Central" pregame and postgame coverage live on the MyTeams by NBC Sports app.
When: 5:30 p.m. PT on Saturday, May 3, on ABC (pregame show starts on NBC Sports Bay Area Plus at 4:30 p.m.)
Pregame/postgame show live stream: MyTeams by NBC Sports app
Game live stream: WatchESPN