It turns out that playing the Golden State Warriors on the road without one of their two best players was exactly as tough as it was predicted to be for the Houston Rockets.But, the fact that the Warriors ended up winning 115-86 is astounding.Not only did the Rockets jump out to a 39-22 lead by the end of the first quarter, but Golden State appeared to be completely unprepared early in the game. Not only was their offense not clicking, but they were also confused and late to rotate on defense, letting James Harden, Eric Gordon and Trevor Ariza absolutely feast on the perimeter.

The Warriors slightly turned it around in the second quarter, outscoring Houston 29-22 to cut their deficit to 10 points at halftime.

As expected, the Warriors used their home crowd to their advantage right out of the gates in the third, going on a 13-0 run to quickly take the lead. Using the momentum, they never looked back. Most impressively, they did a fantastic job on the defensive end of the court in the second half, limiting Houston to just 16 points in the third quarter and just nine in the fourth. Scoring 25 points in the second half after dropping 39 in the first quarter simply wasn’t going to get it done for the Rockets.

Overall, the Warriors outscored the Rockets by 39 points in the second half.

Klay Thompson was one of the main ignitors of Golden State’s offense in the second half. He finished with a game-high 35 points on 13-of-23 shooting, including a 9-for-14 display from beyond the arc. His nine made threes ranked second in all-time NBA playoff history, ironically trailing one of his own previous playoff performances.

Fellow Splash Brother Stephen Curry added 29 points, five rebounds and six assists while Kevin Durant chipped in 23 points with seven boards and four dimes. Draymond Green had just four points, but was extremely active everywhere else, posting 10 rebounds, nine assists, four steals and five blocks. The Warriors shot 49.4 percent from the field and knocked down 16-of-38 three-pointers (42.1 percent). Golden State had exactly double (26) the amount of assists that Houston had (13).

Despite the dominant 22-point first half, Harden was limited to 32 points on 10-of-24 shooting and also turned the ball over nine times. Gordon (19 points), Ariza (14) and Gerald Green (11) were the only other Rockets to score in double-figures. As a team, they shot just 39.2 percent and knocked down just 52.9 percent of their free throws (9-for-17). Houston also lost the rebounding battle 47-to-38 and committed nine more turnovers than Golden State.

Heading into the win-or-go-home Game 7 in Houston on Monday, all eyes are on whether or not Chris Paul will be able to take the floor. If he can’t, Harden and company might be in major trouble.