Hilde said it too early, the Rockets broke out and became a winner, Curry officially made a statement

The Rockets, the second in the West and the third in the Lakers were both behind 1-3 in the first round, but the performance of the two teams was completely different in Game 5. The Purple and Gold Legion was swept by the gentleman, while the Space City scored two consecutive games under tremendous pressure. They stubbornly dragged the series into tiebreak. After the fifth game of Fire, despite the team's defeat, Hilder still made a harsh statement at the Toyota Center: "We will not go back to Houston!" From the perspective of this three-point shooting, he had reason to think so at that time. After all, the Warriors had led 3-1 in the series 16 times in history. They won 15 of them, and were only reversed on the stage of the 2016 finals. But the situation has changed drastically. Aerospace City, which is in the tiebreaker battle, has a home advantage, and they have found a way to deal with the Warriors. The pressure has come to the Warriors' side - the unbearable memory of becoming the shocking reversal of Zhan and Ou in 2016 will inevitably attack them crazily.

In fact, although young players such as Shin Kyung, Amen Thompson, Jaylen Green have rebounded to varying degrees, the Rockets' ability to turn the tide and tie the big score depends on the explosion of the two veterans, and they have become an X factor that Cole could not predict when setting up the lineup. The first one is Van Vleet, known as "Van Jordan". In the four regular season matches, Van Vleet averaged 8.8 points per game and hit a 22.4% shooting percentage, which was a complete performance of war criminals. This is also one of the important reasons why people were widely optimistic about the Warriors before the start of the series. In the first two games of the

series, Van Vleet's performance was indeed as bad as the outside world expected, but as the game deepened, things began to go wrong. In the last three games, Lao Fan's shooting is like a magical help, averaging 26.7 points per game, shooting percentage of 59%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 66.7%, which is so similar to 2019 that he forced the nickname "Van Jordan" from a derogatory term to a positive term. With Jaylen Green continuing to sluggish, VanVleet supported the outside attack and was also the Rockets' most relied on in key rounds. It can be said that the tiebreak battle will definitely be very fierce. Whether Van Jordan can continue his hot feel is the lifeline guarantee of the offensive end of the Aerospace City.

The second veteran to become the winner is "Aquaman" Adams. Aquaman played for 31 minutes in this game and handed over a report card of 17 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks and 1 steal. He was like a wall of sighs, lying between the Warriors and the Rockets' basket. The last time Adams played 31 minutes, it can be traced back to January 2023. He suffered a right knee injury in that game. The repeated injuries have gradually faded out of the public's sight in recent years. But in fact, Uduka has already discovered the importance of Adams in this series - in this series, when Aquaman was on the court, the Rockets lost 53 points, and when he was off the court, the Rockets lost 39 points.

Compared to Shin Kyung's immature defensive end, Adams knows how to use his body advantages. When should he go forward to attack Curry, Aquaman also has his own unique understanding. The double tower lineup composed of Adams and Shin Kyung is very retro, but it works very well. Cole has tried five small and also tried to draw lots and let Post and Looney take turns to play, and the effect is very average. However, Adams himself was very modest. When asked how he viewed his performance in the post-match interview, Aquaman said: "I just followed the game plan." Obviously, the Warriors' current cards seem to be difficult to respond well to Adams' performance.

This round of series has reached the final chapter, and both sides will enter the final competition without reservation. Curry expressed his opinion in the interview: "We don't want to leave this book. We will pack our luggage for a week and go to Texas. After playing against the Rockets, we will go directly to Minnesota to prepare for the next round. This is our attitude!" The brave man won when he met on a narrow road. Curry expressed his attitude. Can he put this courage to go all out into action? Can the Rockets match this attitude? Let's wait and see.