#NBAPlayoffs Roundup: May 22, 2015

The Rockets cannot blame anybody but themselves here. They played well in rallying from an early double-digit deficit, but they couldn’t make the biggest play of the game as, literally, they dropped the ball. Now Houston is down 0-2 and must win at least one at home to stay alive in the 2015 NBA Playoffs.

Game Capsules from The Sports Network:

May 22, 2015:
Golden State 99, Houston 98
Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - The Splash Brothers drowned James Harden just before the buzzer and the Warriors survived the Rockets, 99-98, to take Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. The Warriors saw an eight-point lead trimmed to one following a Harden to Dwight Howard alley-oop with 33.0 seconds left. After Harrison Barnes missed a reverse layup at the other end, the Rockets raced the ball up the court rather than draw up a final play. Harden was double-teamed by Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson with time winding down and curiously passed to Howard on the perimeter. Howard hot-potatoed the ball right back, Curry poked the ball between Harden's legs, and the clock struck zero before anyone gained control. The Warriors take a 2-0 series lead to Houston on Saturday thanks to the final defensive stop and another clutch performance from the league MVP. Curry scored 33 points to follow up his 34- point showing in the series opener, and Andrew Bogut stepped up with 14 points, eight rebounds and five blocks. The final sequence spoiled an otherwise sublime game from Harden, who finished with 38 points on 13-of-21 shooting and added 10 rebounds and nine assists. Dwight Howard played 40- plus minutes despite battling a left knee injury and totaled 19 points and 17 boards in a losing effort.





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