Despite their physical play, costly miscues led to the Rockets' 109-106 Game 4 loss to the Warriors on Monday night, and they now trail in the first-round series 3-1.

From the get-go, the young Rockets were locked in defensively, drilling jump shots and generally up for the challenge of their first elimination game together. But they're not out of the woods yet. And it's not quite time for the Warriors to panic.

The Houston Rockets avoided elimination with a 131-116 win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 as tempers flared once again.