The three troika scored 75 points together, helping the Rockets win a game, and the Warriors scored the worst half of the Cole era

On May 1, in the fifth life-and-death game of the NBA playoffs Western Conference semifinals, the Houston Rockets defeated the Golden State Warriors 131-116 at home, chasing the series to 2-3, continuing the hope of advancement. VanVleet scored 26 points, Amen contributed 25 points and 5 steals, Dillon added 24 points, and the three teams scored 75 points, leading a big victory without any danger. Warriors head coach Kerr took down Curry and other main players with 5 minutes and 50 seconds left in the third quarter and announced his giving up in advance. The Rockets, who played against the back, showed amazing firepower at the beginning, scored 40 points in the first quarter, shooting as high as 64.7%, and made 3 of 6 three-pointers at the same time. In contrast, the Warriors, "dual core" Curry and Butler made 0 of 5 shots in the first quarter, and the team made 5 mistakes in the first quarter and had zero free throws, and the offense and defense collapsed completely. In the second quarter, Curry finally hit the first three-pointer in the game, scored 11 points in 3 of 3 points in a single quarter, but it was difficult to block the Rockets' suffocating defense. Amen's five steals in the first half were amazed by the whole game. One of them was a steal, Curry dunk after a fast break and VanVleet made a buzzer-beating layup to freeze the half-time score at 76-49. The Warriors lost points in half and set the worst record in the playoffs in the Cole era.

With 5 minutes and 50 seconds left in the third quarter, Cole took down the 37-year-old Curry with his thumb injury, Butler and Green, who returned from a pelvic injury, strategically gave up the game. Curry scored only 13 points in the whole game, Butler scored 8 points, and substitute Moody scored 25 points to cover the fig leaf. A conflict broke out within 5 minutes of the final game. The Warriors substitute Spencer pushed Brooks at the basket, Rockets center Shin Kyung stepped forward and argued that he was headed by Spencer. Then Warriors rookie Davis pushed Shin Kyung in the chest with both hands. After watching the video, the referee drove Spencer out, while Shin Kyung handed over a "quasi-triple double-double" with 15 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists.

At present, the Warriors still have match points, and the fifth game between the two sides will be moved to Auckland on May 3.