The Rockets 115-107 Warriors, the series dragged into the tiebreak battle, and the Rockets have 5 major advantages in the game!

On May 3, 2025, the NBA playoffs ushered in a focus showdown, with the Warriors facing the Rockets' challenge at home, which is also the sixth matchup in the playoff series between the two sides. In the first five games of the series, the Warriors took a 3-2 lead. In this game, the Warriors adjusted their starting lineup again and sent five starting lineups of Curry, Butler, Hilder, Payton Jr. and Mengmeng Green, but did not receive any miraculous effects. In today's game, the two sides played hard to solve in the first three quarters, but in the final quarter, the Warriors fell into scoring drought and were instantly pulled away by the Rockets. In the end, the Rockets defeated the Warriors again 115-107, and the series score reached 3-3, and the tiebreak between the two sides will be held in Houston. And in today's game, the Rockets have 5 advantages!

1. The Rockets are younger and more energetic

As two highly-anticipated teams, the Rockets and the Warriors are teams with completely different styles. Among them, the Rockets' core lineup is younger and the lineup structure is more reasonable. The Warriors' core trio Curry, Butler and Zhu Meng Green are all over 35 years old, which makes it difficult for them to keep up with the Rockets' young men. Especially in the critical final quarter, when the physical fitness is exhausted to the extreme, it is difficult for the Warriors core players to get rid of the Rockets' defense, and the Rockets have an absolute advantage in physical fitness.

2. The Rockets played more confidently and more resolutely

After defeating the Warriors with a big score in the last game, all the Rockets were greatly encouraged, which also relieved them of a lot of psychological pressure. In today's game, the Rockets obviously played more confidently and resolutely. In contrast, after the lineup adjustment of the Warriors, except for Curry and Butler, no other starters scored in double digits, and they were also hesitant to play, which also became a major factor in losing.

3. Uduka is more cautious

In this round of the series, although the Rockets once fell behind 1-3, they never gave up. As the team's head coach, Uduka has always been full of confidence in their core players, resolutely plays tactics, and clarifies the team's advantages. On the other hand, the Warriors seem extremely ruthless. Especially Kerr, in such a critical game, he had continuous changes in starting positions. The unstable lineup also made the team struggle in offense and eventually swallowed the bitter fruit of failure. Obviously, Uduka is much more cautious than Cole and is more worth winning.

4. The Rockets have strong free throw ability

Although the Rockets are the team with the worst free throw shooting percentage this year, their free throw ability is not bad. Before today's game, the Rockets averaged 26.6 free throws per game, ranking second in the league. In today's game, the Rockets once again demonstrated their true nature as a strong team in free throws. In the whole game, the Rockets received a total of 46 free throws and hit 33 of them. The Warriors only received 22 free throws and hit 18 of them. Although the Rockets' free throw shooting percentage is not as good as the Warriors, the huge gap in the number of free throws between the two teams has also become one of the important factors affecting the game.

5. The two teams have huge gaps in the inside line

In today's game, the Rockets still have huge advantages in the inside line. In the game, the Rockets scored a total of 40 rebounds, while the Warriors only had 34 rebounds. Judging from the rebounding data alone, the advantage seems not as big as imagined, but looking at the inside scores of the two teams, the gap is instantly reflected. In the whole game, the Rockets scored a total of 40 points in the interior, while the Warriors only scored 20 points, and the score difference between the two teams reached 20 points. Such a huge score gap in the inside line has also become the Rockets' advantage to win!

Who do you think the Warriors and the Rockets can win the final victory in the game?