Warriors collapse for worst 4th quarter of their season vs. Rockets
The Golden State Warriors held a comfortable 80-70 lead over the Houston Rockets at the start of the fourth quarter before a brutal collapse, snapping their 16-game home playoff win streak - the longest in NBA history.
Prior to the fourth, the Warriors had scored on 32 of their 71 shot attempts, including hitting 42.8 percent from three. They finished the game missing all six of their 3-point attempts and hit a horrendous three field goals in 18 attempts in the final frame, which turned out to be their worst shooting quarter of the season.
Their 12 points in the fourth is also tied for their fewest in a playoff game in the shot-clock era, per ESPN Stats and Info.
The Warriors' last field goal came at the 3:18 mark, with the team attempting just five shots in the waning minutes of the game.