Golden State initially held a 3-1 lead but has since lost two straight to Houston, shifting momentum to the home side. It's the second Game 7 between the two squads: They also faced off in a Game 7 in the 2018 Western Conference finals. The Rockets lost that matchup after famously missing 27 straight 3-pointers.

A win-or-go-home Game 7 between the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets decided the final ticket to the Western Conference Semifinals, which followed the Cleveland Cavaliers tipping off a fresh, fiery second-round battle against the Indiana Pacers in the East.

The Golden State Warriors didn’t make it easy on themselves, but they are moving on to the next round of the playoffs. The Warriors, after huge halves from Buddy Hield and Stephen Curry, put the Houston Rockets away Sunday night to close out their opening-round Western Conference series.