Fred VanVleet scored 26 points and Amen Thompson added 25 as the Houston Rockets avoided elimination with a dominant 131-116 win over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series.

Unfortunately, Wednesday's Game 5 has not gone as smoothly. The Rockets stormed out to take a 27-point lead at halftime and led by as many as 31 before Steve Kerr pulled Golden State's starters when there were still 18 minutes left in the game.