Rockets Fall To Dubs In Game 6

OAKLAND, CA — There will be aGame 7 in the Western Conference Finals, after the Houston Rockets blew an 18-point lead in the send quarter to fall to the Golden State Warriors 115-86.

Tickets for the do-or-die game seven went on sale immediately after the game 6 loss.

If the Rockets are able to muster a win, it will be the first time they've played for the NBA title since 1995, when Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon was hitting buckets for Clutch City.

The Rockets looked like they might do it in the first half, with James Harden and company hitting 3-pointers almost at will and holding an 18-point lead at one point in the 2nd quarter.

However, as halftime neared the Dubs were gaining steam and the Rockets were looking gassed at times.

Still at halftime, the Rockets were cruising with a 61-51 lead.

But at the start of the third quarter, the Warriors launched their rally and led the Rockets 84-77 going into the fourth quarter.

Klay Thompson led the Dubs rally, hitting nine 3-pointers and scoring 35 points, followed by Stephen Curry who added 29 points and nailed five 3-pointers.

Harden finished the game with 32 points, while Eric Gordon added 19 points.

The deciding Game 7 will be played Monday at the Toyota Center.

Image: James Harden #13 of the Houston Rockets reacts after a play against the Golden State Warriors during Game Six of the Western Conference Finals in the 2018 NBA Playoffs at ORACLE Arena on May 26, 2018, in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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