The Houston Rockets collided with the Golden State Warriors at its peak.

The Warriors, who hold the match point, challenged the Rockets away. This battle, which is regarded as the "peak showdown of modern basketball tactics", unexpectedly entered the history of the NBA. With Harden's strong performance of 32 points and 7 rebounds, the Rockets won 98-94 in a desperate situation of injury and retreating, dragging the series into a tiebreak. This game not only ended the Warriors' 11 consecutive away wins in the playoffs, but also set the only embarrassing record of being forced into a tiebreak during the Warriors' dynasty.

However, the drama of the series is far beyond expectations. McGrady criticized the Rockets in his commentary: "The lineup of Harden, Paul and Capela, and fighting with the Warriors who lack Iguodala is at this point, this is a failure of the management!" These remarks reveal the fatal flaw of the Rockets' tactical system - the over-reliance on the three-point magic ball theory. The tiebreaker's final battle has become the Rockets' eternal pain history. They have made 27 consecutive three-pointers since the third quarter, setting the most tragic three-point drought in the NBA playoffs. When Tucker hit the team's seventh three-pointer 1 minute and 24 seconds before the final game, the Rockets were already 13 points behind. This three-point disaster of 7 of 44 shots (15.9% shooting percentage) finally allowed the Warriors to achieve the finals for four consecutive years, and also made D'Antoni's "magic ball revolution" forever frozen in regret.