The Rockets' starting guard Beverley was reimbursed for the season because of a torn meniscus, and Jason Terry started on top, and Terry was 37 years old this year, and the "jet" was old? NO！ In the first game, Terry played 26 minutes and scored 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including 4-of-7 three-pointers, while the opposite All-Star guard Rajon Rondo scored 15 points on 7-of-16 shooting, and Ronnie Brewer, another veteran of the Mavericks, directly announced the Mavericks' death sentence with 3:24 seconds left in the game.

The second game became showtime for Brewer and Smith, who combined to score 30 points for the Rockets to ensure the Rockets' victory, and after this game, the Rockets' bench got a loud nickname - "Hairband Brothers"!

The third game became the show time of "Morden", Howard contributed 13 points, 26 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Harden slashed 42 points, as well as 9 assists and 5 rebounds, in the last 13 seconds of the game, Harden's key step-back jumper extended the Rockets' lead to 3 points, and then Monta Ellis, who scored 34 points for the Mavericks, broke through and scored two points, and then immediately fouled Brewer, Brewer made one of two free throws, and Ellis missed a shot, The Rockets won the game without any danger!

In the fifth game, the Rockets began to dig holes from the first half, especially in the second quarter, Barria, Villanueva and Ellis of the Mavericks combined to score 23 of the team's 36 points, while the Rockets only had 19 points combined, in the second half, Ellis and Nowitzki contributed 30 points together to ensure the victory of the Mavericks, Ellis, who performed well on the Mavericks' side, contributed 31 points, Barria 17 points and 13 assists, Nowitzki and Aminu both scored 16 points, on the other hand, the Rockets, the starters did not play well, But the bench performed well, Harden scored 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists on 7-of-15 shooting, Howard had 13 points and 7 rebounds, Smith scored 23 points on 8-of-10 shooting, and Brewer scored 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting. The Rockets' loss was also the only loss in the entire series.

In the last game, the Rockets played surprisingly steady, suppressing the Mavericks steadily throughout the game until the end of the game, the Mavericks' first attacker Ellis was not efficient, 26 shots for 25 points, Nowitzki was also inefficient, 23 shots for 22 points, and the Rockets in addition to Harden's outstanding performance of 28 points and 8 assists on 9-of-19 shooting and Howard's 18 points and 19 rebounds, there was also Smith, who scored 20 points and 8 rebounds on 7-of-12 shooting.

In the end, after five games, the Rockets easily defeated the Mavericks 4:1, Harden averaged 28.4 points and 7.8 assists per game, Howard 16.6 points and 13.8 rebounds, Josh Smith with an average of 17.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game has steadily risen to the third thigh in the team, the Rockets finally reached this round after six years, the last time the Rockets appeared on the floor of the second round, it was in the post-Yao era!

The opponent of the Rockets in the second round is the powerful Los Angeles Clippers, who have Chris Paul, the first point guard in the league today, Blake Griffin, the most violent power forward, and DeAndre Jordan, the most intimidating defensive center under the basket, in addition, they also have the sharpshooter JJ Redick, the super sixth man Jamal Crawford, at this time, no one thought that the Rockets this season would create an amazing history!

The Rockets have a problem from the "Yao Mai" era to the current "Morden" era, that is, the fans who watch the game must bring their own quick-acting heart-saving pills, and the game is like a roller coaster, and the habitual collapse of the Rockets in the second half is to make many Rockets diehard beat their chests and be angry, the first game between the Rockets and the Clippers in the playoffs, the game process to paraphrase a certain drink advertising slogan is "still the previous recipe, or the familiar taste".

In the first half, Griffin turned into a beast power forward, scoring 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in the second quarter, which was as ferocious as drinking chicken blood before the game! In the second half, Griffin incarnated as Webb II again, constantly sending wonderful passes to his teammates, and finally he played a triple-double of 26 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists, leading the Clippers without Paul to defeat the Rockets 117:101, the Rockets don't know what evil they have hit, they can still play well in the first half, leading the Clippers by 4 points at halftime, this is the second half, it is estimated that the Rockets players are in a hurry to leave work early, so the game is also indispensable, the third quarter is ten points behind in the fourth quarter, and defeat is inevitable, Howard's 22 points and 10 rebounds were decent, Harden's 20 points, 12 assists and 9 turnovers were lacking, while the Clippers were extremely easy, "Super Six" Jamal Crawford scored 21 points as if playing, and Jordan Jr. had 10 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks.

In the second game, Paul still didn't play, Griffin scored 34 points and 15 rebounds, Jordan Jr. scored 16 points and 12 rebounds on 6-of-6 shooting, but in the entire Clippers lineup, except for these two players, everyone else's play was lackluster, and the Rockets were all soldiers, Harden scored 32 points and 7 assists, Howard scored 24 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks on 8-of-11 shooting, Ariza scored 15 points, Jones and Terry scored 10 points each, Brewer scored 11 points, and the Rockets scored 115: 109 to get back a city.

In the third game, Chris Paul played with an injury, scored 12 points and 7 assists in 23 minutes, the Rockets still had a small lead in the first half, but in the second half they habitually collapsed again, and were beaten a 19:35 score in a single quarter**, unable to catch up in the fourth quarter, and finally lost the game, the Clippers coach's son Rivers Jr. played against the sky, 13 shots and 10 crazy 25 points, the third quarter was his performance of 15 points in a single quarter to lead the Clippers to play an attack wave, made the dad, who had never been able to raise his head off the field, finally raised his eyebrows and exhaled! After three games, the Rockets fell behind 1:2, and the fourth game was crucial, until, since the history of the NBA, only eight teams have won the series after falling behind 1:3, and the winning rate is pitiful, so the Rockets have to do their best to win this game, but unfortunately it backfired!

In the last game, the Rockets lost to the Clippers 99:124, and the Rockets suffered a tragic defeat again in this game 95:128, the same defeat, and the same defeat, in the third quarter, Jordan Jr. shot 5 of 5 in a single quarter and scored 14 points and 8 rebounds, JJ Redick shot 4 three-pointers and scored 15 points, and the Clippers played a wave of 43:25 scoring frenzy in a single quarter, and once again took away the victory of the game!

1:3 behind, the Rockets are already standing on the edge of the cliff, and they can't lose any of the next games! In the history of the NBA, there are only 8 teams that can win three games in a row after falling behind 1:3 in the playoffs, which means that there are only 8 teams that can win three games in a row, will the Rockets be the ninth this season?

In the fifth game, the Rockets took away the victory 124:103, the Clippers' starters played well, but the bench was terrible, Griffin 30 points and 16 rebounds, Paul 22 points and 10 assists, Jordan Jr. 13 points and 11 rebounds, Matt Barnes 1 of 8 off the bench, Rivers Jr. quickly returned to the "gas" state after experiencing a big explosion in the previous game, this game quickly returned to the state of "gas", only 3 of 11 shots, 2 of 10 Crawford, On the Rockets' side, Harden scored a triple-double of 26 points, 10 assists and 11 rebounds on 9-of-20 shooting, although the 5 turnovers were a bit glaring, but the flaws were not hidden. Howard had 20 points and 15 rebounds, Ariza turned into a thigh and got 22 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals on 8-of-12 shooting, and Brewer and Smith on the bench had a good performance, the former scored 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting, and the latter scored 9 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists on 4-of-7 shooting.

The sixth game was held at the Staples Center, the home court of the Clippers, and if the Clippers could advance to the Western Conference finals with the shouts and cheers of the whole court, it would be wonderful, but this game was the same as the previous one, and the Rockets directly killed the Clippers with their strong bench lethality!

Clippers Paul and Griffin combined for 59 points, 15 rebounds and 13 assists on 22-of-39 shooting, but off the bench, no player shot more than 50% from the field, and the Rockets were firmly in control of the rebounding in this game, they grabbed 60 rebounds in the whole game, 15 rebounds in the front court and 45 rebounds in the back court, while the Clippers only grabbed 41 rebounds in the whole game, and only had a pitiful 4 rebounds in the front court! Howard exploded with 20 points and 21 rebounds, and Harden shot only 5 of 20 from the field, but with 11 of 11 free throws from the free throw line, he still scored 23 points in the end. One of the major features of the Clippers is that the big forward dribbles to push the counterattack, because Griffin has a good dribbling ability and a good passing vision, this place is the sore spot of the Rockets, Asik's pile-style play is needless to mention, Jones is too thin, the physical quality is too different, and the team is incapable of preventing Griffin's dribbling advancement, it is at this critical moment of survival that McShuai remembered a person, Josh Smith, who is physically strong and similar to Griffin, and has speed, can stick, and can intercept, But the effect is still not ideal, what to do, at this time McHale actually played the tactic of "fighting poison with poison"!

Howard defends Griffin, Josh defends Jordan Jr., Griffin can dribble and advance, kill the basket quickly, and I Smith can too! It needs to be explained that the specific situation at that time, there were 8 minutes and 51 seconds left before the end of the game in the fourth quarter, Josh replaced Jones on the court, at this time the Rockets were 85:94 behind by 9 points, Mai Shuai can be said to be desperate, he won the "ball bully" Harden, giving Smith full possession! After Smith came on the court, Griffin came first, and he assisted Redick on a three-pointer, 85-97! The Rockets trailed by a full 12 points, and then Brewer returned the color with a three-pointer, Rivers Jr. caused Terry to foul and hit both free throws, Brewer also caused Griffin to foul and hit both free throws, and then the moment for Smith came!

He stole Matt Barnes' pass, and then on the dribble counterattack, singled out Griffin, and dropped a three-pointer from outside the three-point line, at this time the difference was 94:100, Paul made a layup and colored, and Smith hit another three-pointer on the weak side! 97:102！ The Clippers panicked! It took only two minutes to go from leading by 12 points to 5 points, and then Paul, Barnes, Redick, and Griffin missed consecutive shots, while Smith continued to play steadily, making a mid-range shot to score 2 points 99:102! Howard forced a foul on Barnes and made one of two free throws 100-102! Griffin hit Iron Smith to push to the frontcourt, found Brewer who was in the open position under the basket, and then passed the ball accurately to Brewer through Paul and Crawford, who scored two points under the basket! 102 flat! Is Smith's madness over? NO！

Brewer hit a three-point shot of 105:102 Smith forced a foul on Jordan Jr., and made one of two free throws 106:102! Then Terry hit a 2-pointer! 108:102！ Griffin's offense is blocked by the Smith Hat! Grab the rebound and advance to the front court to continue to hit three-point shots! ……

In the entire fourth quarter, Brewer scored 15 points and Smith scored 14 points, and it was precisely because of the key play of the "Hairband Brothers" that the Rockets played a wave of 40:15 super attack waves in the final quarter, completing a shocking reversal and taking away the victory of the game in one fell swoop!

Finally came to the final tie-break, in the first quarter, Harden fired full firepower and scored 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting in a single quarter, leading the Rockets to a 7-point lead at 28:21, and in the second quarter, Howard hit all 5 shots in a single quarter and scored 11 points to continue the firepower of the Rockets, and at the end of the first half, the Rockets led the Clippers by 10 points at 56:46, and did it collapse again in the second half? In the third quarter, Harden added 10 points on 3-of-6 shooting, Ariza scored 8 points with two three-pointers and two free throws, and the Clippers have gradually declined, but in the fourth quarter, the Clippers trident fought back wildly, Griffin, Paul Jordan Jr. scored 28 points in the fourth quarter, but the problem of bench weakness was still not solved, and the others only scored 4 points, and in the last 56 seconds of the game, the Rockets led the Clippers 104:96, Harden was caught outside the three-point line, and he passed the ball to Terry, Terry then passed to Jones on the inside, and Jones strode into the basket to attract the defense again and passed the ball to Ariza in the bottom corner, who raised a three-pointer and the ball hollowed into the net! A standing ovation from the entire Toyota Center! Ariza held his right hand high and threw his fist in rage! Ariza is a very calm player who is rarely affected by emotions in the game, and this goal unleashed years of resentment! From a role player of the Lakers to the Rockets becoming the boss, and then becoming the core of the league's worst offensive efficiency, he was finally swept away, and after playing a performance, he was poached back by the Rockets. In the end, the Rockets defeated the Clippers 113-110, and they made history, winning three games in a row to enter the Western Conference finals after falling behind 1-3, becoming the ninth team in NBA history to do so!