One game at a time.
One game at a time.
One game at a time.
Has this mantra been beaten into your head enough yet?
The Rockets lost the first two games of this series in the hardest road arena in the NBA by a combined 5 points. Five. Yes, they still lost, but they have James Harden fresh off his latest Super Saiyan performance, a non-suspended Dwight Howard and the knowledge that they are undefeated when a loss could bounce them from the playoffs.
One cannot climb a mountain in a single leap. The Rockets couldn't win four games at once in Game 4 just like they can't win three games at once tonight. However, they won the last game. They can win tonight. Then, they would have a Game 6 in the Toyota Center to force the series to a Game 7, in which anything can happen.
Nothing can happen without a win tonight. There is no saving anything for a potential Game 6 and 7. Everything is on the line and the table. Because there's only one game to play. One game at a time.