Today, they officially met on a narrow road at Toyota Center. In the end, the host Rockets lost to the Warriors 106 to 119. Facing the Warriors at Toyota Center at home, James Harden played strongly after the start of the game, leading the Rockets to a 6-0 offensive.

The defending champions Golden State Warriors and the league's record leader Houston Rockets officially met in a narrow road at Toyota Center today (15th). In the end, the host Rockets lost to the Warriors 106 to 119.

faced the Warriors at the Toyota Center at home. James Harden played strongly after the start of the game and led the Rockets to a 6-0 offensive. The Beard scored 12 points in the first quarter and Draymond Green also received a technical foul early for a crutch; fortunately, the Warriors The outside offensive immediately found the target. Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry scored a total of 3 three-pointers to help the Warriors close the gap; Kevin Durant, who missed all 3 shots before the game started, quickly adjusted his touch and hit all 6 consecutive shots in the latter part of the first quarter. , scored 13 points in a single quarter, helping the Warriors chase the score to 1 point.

Harden left the field to take a break due to a collision with a defensive player at the end of the first quarter. The Warriors took advantage of the victory and took the lead in the second quarter. However, after Harden returned to the court, the Rockets resumed their outside offensive and hit the team's eighth three-pointer in the half. Then regain the lead, forming a tug-of-war between you and me.

In the first half, Durant opened up his touch and continued to heat up, scoring a team-high 17 points. However, Harden launched a counterattack in the second half of the second quarter, making long shots and short cuts without any disadvantages. He scored 9 points in a row. The first half ended with He shot over 60% from the field and scored a game-high 24 points.

The Rockets and Warriors made 9 to 7 three-pointers from outside in the first half, with both shooting percentages around 42%. In terms of team rebounds, they also had a 22 to 16 advantage, but their control of 2-point shots was poor. It was the Warriors who were better, and with each team excelling in winning games on offense, the two sides ended in a tie at 56-56 at halftime.

In the second half, there was another easy basket. Trevor Ariza, an important forward player on both offense and defense for the Rockets, received his fifth foul in advance and had to sit on the bench. This made Durant's offense even more promising, but Harden also continued to target Curry's defensive disadvantages and repeatedly stepped on the Warriors. In the first half of the third quarter, the scoring competition between two former Thunder teammates kept the score gap tight. However, in the second half of the third quarter, Curry, who played a slightly low-key game, relied on Harden's offensive mistakes and made two counterattacks. The fast break helped his teammates succeed, kicking off a 5-0 spurt and successfully pushing the score to 9 points.

In the latter part of the third quarter, Harden's shot accuracy was reduced due to declining physical strength, and he temporarily returned to the bench to rest; the Rockets' penalty area defense failed to block the second wave of offense from Curry and Kevon Looney, allowing the score to reach a double-digit gap. However, the Warriors were unable to find the core of the offense during KD's short break. In addition, the Rockets bench timely filled in the firepower on the outside, and the two sides returned to single digits at the end of the third quarter.

Eric Gordon of the Rockets started from the bench and scored 5 points in a row at the beginning of the 4th quarter, timely filling the backcourt firepower when the bearded man was resting, but "Splash Brother" Thompson's three-point bomb also helped the Warriors maintain their lead and forced the Rockets Harden was allowed to return to the court early in the fourth quarter, but Durant, who also returned to the court after a break, continued his touch and scored a three-pointer without mercy under the defense of his old teammate Harden, which also pulled the score once again. Open to 11 points.

In the last 4 minutes of the 4th quarter, the Warriors once suspected a return violation in midfield but the referee did not blow the whistle. Thompson took advantage of the situation and scored his sixth three-pointer of the game. Although Harden continued his scoring methods and scored The game-high 41 points, but the Warriors scored 37 points from Durant, 28 points from Thompson, and 18 points from Curry, all three of whom shot over 50% from the field. It was particularly hard for the Rockets to chase points, and the final offensive was a bit monotonous. In the end, the defending champion Golden State Warriors successfully showed off their prestige on the road, winning the Western Conference Championship 119-106. The two teams will compete in the second game of the Western Conference Finals on May 17, Taiwan time, and the game will be broadcast by Eleven Sports Channel 1.