Houston pounces on Golden State early and cruises to victory in Game 5, but a testy finish adds extra flavor for Friday's pivotal Game 6.

With the chance to eliminate the Rockets, the Warriors flopped on their way to an ugly blowout loss in Game 5.

The Golden State Warriors won their second straight closeout game against the Houston Rockets on Friday, 115-107. Now, after looking like a virtual lock to win this series mere days ago, they have to win a Game 7 on the road to advance.

The Warriors were so out of sorts that there were possessions when Curry and Butler were on the floor together and didn’t touch the ball before a shot was taken. Curry finished with 13 points on 4-for-12 shooting and Butler had eight and was 2-for-10 before Kerr pulled the plug in the third quarter with the Warriors hopelessly behind.

Steve Kerr's team stumbled in game five, failing to close out the series while losing 131-116 to Ime Udoka's team. Now, with the Warriors back at the Chase Center, they will undoubtedly be hoping home-court advantage puts this series to bed.

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr can pinpoint the moment where Game 6 slipped away from his team -- and knows who is to blame. The Warriors lost to the Houston Rockets 115-107 on Friday, allowing a 3-1 series slip out of their grasp as the Rockets forced Game 7.

The Blues lost 5-3 to the Jets in Game 5 Wednesday and now need a win on home ice in Game 6 to force a decisive game in Winnipeg.

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Blues force a game 7 back in Winnipeg with decisive 5-2 over Jets in Game 6 in first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs on Friday, May 2, 2025, at