In a game that wound up being decided by three points, just about every individual possession was crucial. And each bucket Podziemski, Hield or even Quinten Post (who added two triples of his own) hit felt like momentum shifters (or intensifiers).

Buddy Hield gave the Warriors a 102-101 lead on a sidestep 3-pointer with 3:18 left in the fourth quarter, the hosts first advantage in six minutes. Butler pushed it to a three-point advantage with a tough layup over two defenders a minute later.

Down 3-1 against the Golden State Warriors, the Houston Rockets have to do something that's happened less than 5 percent of the time in NBA playoff history.