May 21, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) moves to the basket against the defense of Houston Rockets forward Josh Smith (5) during the second half in game two of the Western Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs. at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports

May 21, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) moves to the basket against the defense of Houston Rockets forward Josh Smith (5) during the second half in game two of the Western Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs. at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports

The Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets face off in Game Two of the Western Conference Finals. With the Warriors leading 1-0, they will look to enter Houston with a dominant 2-0 lead. Keeping James Harden off the free throw line will be crucial in the Warriors’ success. Dwight Howard and Andrew Bogut will be good to play and to protect their respective baskets. After a great showing from the MVP and the runner up, it’ll be a treat to watch them face off tonight.

1st Quarter

James Harden picked up where he left off and scored a bucket and got the foul. Steph Curry responded with a five foot bucket. Draymond Green hit a triple with about 10 mins to go to tie the game at 5. They traded baskets, including an alley-oop from Curry to Andrew Bogut that got the crowd off their seat. A 6-0 run helped the Warriors take a 15-10 lead and it looked like the Warriors were going to run away with this game. Terrence Jones responded with two baskets to get the lead down to three, but a Curry triple got it back up to five. The Rockets were hitting some shots and free throws, but three straight triples from Curry kept the Warrior lead at six. Curry was on fire and he helped lead the charge to end the quarter. Going into the second, the Warriors lead 36-28.

2nd Quarter

Shaun Livingston got the Warriors going in the second quarter. The rest of the players on the floor followed. After a Houston turnover, Barbosa picked up the ball and dished it to Bogut and he gave the perfect bounce pass to Andre Iguodala. Iggy was cleared for lift off and he finished with an emphatic dunk that no only got Oracle Arena into a riot, but the Warrior bench was all over the place. The Warriors had all the momentum and now they had a 40-18 lead. The Warriors kept pouring it on and they quickly found themselves with a 17 point lead. Houston took a 20 second timeout and they went on a 7-0 run. The lead was back to 10, but luckily Draymond Green hit a layup to end the drought. Buckets from Harden and Howard got the deficit down to single digits for the Rockets. It didn’t get any better for the Warriors. James Harden and the Rockets when on a crazy run and to tie the game at 55.

3rd Quarter

Harden was a man on a mission. He picked up where he left off in the second half.  The Rockets got off to a hot start and the Warriors found themselves down by six after an Ariza triple. The Warriors went on a 7-0 run after a Curry jumper and a Thompson triple. Both offenses stalled for a bit, but then Curry went to another level. He scored 8 points to end the quarter. Terrence Jones and James Harden were the ones carrying the Rockets and they were only down two going into the final period.

4th Quarter

The Warriors had a two point lead and you could feel the tension at Oracle Arena. The Rockets were happy to be in contention after being down 17 in the second quarter. Livingston made two buckets and Iggy followed with one of his own to give the Warriors a six point lead. Both team traded baskets up until the five minute mark. Ariza and Harden hit buckets to cut the lead to two, but Bogut and Thompson came back to to put the Warriors up by six. Curry hit a 23 footer and he followed by getting a steal and dishing to Andrew Bogut for the bucket and the foul. Unfortunately, he missed the free throw and the Warriors were only up seven. Harden was doing everything in his power to keep the Rockets in the game. He scored six points in a row to again cut the lead to six. The Rockets made a run late and the Warriors didn’t execute well. The Warriors were up one and a Barnes missed a layup to give the Rockets a chance to win. Harden never got a shot off and the Warriors won.