Rockets Fall Back To Earth, Warriors March On

We always knew that Rockets needed to be near perfect to beat the Warriors. And when Chris Paul went down with that hamstring injury near the end of Game 5, that window for perfection just went from small to infinitesimal.

Add to that a flurry of unexpected areas of momentary incompetence that helped sink that (Rocket) ship, including:

- 27 straight missed threes from the league's leading three-point making team (setting an NBA playoff record

- Trevor Ariza's ugly, ugly 0-12 shooting (0-9 from three)

- Eric Gordon's 2-12 from three (9-22 FG)

- James Harden's 12-29 FG (2-13 from three)

- Gerald Green's 1-7 FG (1-4 from three)

Weirdly enough, defensive specialists Clint Capela (20points, 9 rebounds, 9-10 FG) and PJ Tucker (14 points, 12 rebounds, 5-9 FG) put together good offensive games, which I guess, is a clear sign of trouble.

But when everything has been said and done, after all the storylines, the hullabaloo, the twists and turns, we're back to where everyone thought we'd be...with the Cavs facing the Warriors in the NBA Finals.