Despite their lower seed, the No. 7 Warriors grasped firm control of the series after taking Game 1 in Houston and going up 3-1 after Game 4. But two games later, the playoff-seasoned Warriors find themselves in the same situation as the pesky, young Rockets. Win or go home.

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are going to have to do this the hard way. They’re headed back to Houston for a deciding Game 7 in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, needi