The Houston Rockets stayed alive against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. The Rockets jumped out to a big lead and held on for a mostly comfortable Game 5 win, but the Warriors still lead the series,

Houston pounces on Golden State early and cruises to victory in Game 5, but a testy finish adds extra flavor for Friday's pivotal Game 6.

The Warriors were so out of sorts that there were possessions when Curry and Butler were on the floor together and didn’t touch the ball before a shot was taken. Curry finished with 13 points on 4-for-12 shooting and Butler had eight and was 2-for-10 before Kerr pulled the plug in the third quarter with the Warriors hopelessly behind.

While the loss was lopsided, Kerr’s message was clear: this series was never going to be easy, and the Warriors still control their destiny. Game 5 exposed some issues — Golde

The Golden State Warriors were thoroughly dominated in Game 5 by the Houston Rockets, but Game 6 is quickly approaching, and one reporter thinks Golden State head coach Steve Kerr may have a “tweak” coming to the Warriors’ lineup.

The Blues lost 5-3 to the Jets in Game 5 Wednesday and now need a win on home ice in Game 6 to force a decisive game in Winnipeg.

Kyle Connor had a goal and two assists for the Winnipeg Jets in a 5-3 win against the visiting St. Louis Blues in Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round series Wednesday night.

The St. Louis Blues have forced a Game 7 versus the Winnipeg Jets after a 5-2 win at Enterprise Center Friday night. The Blues scored five goals on Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, and he was pulled from the game after the second period.