Sunday night brought an air of finality at Toyota Center and not just because the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors concluded their first-round playoff series. That was the micro. In the macro,

Golden State initially held a 3-1 lead but has since lost two straight to Houston, shifting momentum to the home side. It's the second Game 7 between the two squads: They also faced off in a Game 7 in the 2018 Western Conference finals. The Rockets lost that matchup after famously missing 27 straight 3-pointers.

The second Game 7 of the 2025 NBA playoffs is going down Sunday night as the Houston Rockets host the Golden State Warriors in a winner-take-all battle. The Warriors led this series, 3-1, but the Rockets have rallied for back-to-back wins while facing elimination to force the second Game 7 of these playoffs.