The Houston Rockets evened up their Western Conference Finals series with the Golden State Warriors at 1-1 after a stunning performance on Wednesday night.

After losing Game 1, the Rockets knew they couldn't afford to head to Oakland with a 2-0 deficit and produced one of their best games of the season.

It resulted in a 127-105 rout of the defending champions as they showed why they finished the year with the best record in the league.

Houston struggled to cope with the Warriors' "Hamptons 5" lineup in the opening game and needed something to counter it going into the second contest.

With their small group of Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala on the floor, the Dubs had a lot of joy with this versatile unit.

It meant that the Rockets had to adjust and also put a five-man lineup on the floor without any bigs.

Even though Clint Capela started the game, he soon made way for Sixth Man of the Year Eric Gordon with P.J. Tucker switching to the center position.

Along with James Harden, Chris Paul and Trevor Ariza, it proved to be an equally devastating group for Houston.

Just like Golden State, this also unit has its own name, known as "The Tuck-wagon" lineup.

Speaking after the game, Tucker raved about their chemistry on the court and believes no other team can match them.

"That's my favorite lineup," Tucker said to USA Today's Sam Amick postgame. "We feel like we’re the best at that, when we go small.

"We feel like nobody can do what we do. You want to go small? Alright, fine. We’ll go small too. And like I said, our small lineup is the best in the league."

The veteran enjoyed a remarkable game as he posted a playoff career-high 22 points on a hugely efficient 8-of-9 shooting from the field and 5-of-6 from three-point range.

He also added seven rebounds and four assists as well as his usual toughness on the defensive end.

The Tuck-Wagon blitzed the Warriors in the second quarter as they took a huge lead which they managed to hold for the rest of the game.

Having proven they can match up with the men from the Bay Area, the Rockets will hope they can reclaim home-court advantage by securing at least one win in the next two games on the road.

We're surely in for more twists and turns as the series resumes on Sunday night for Game 3 at Oracle Arena.

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