May 5th, Beijing time, the Western Conference Semifinals: Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers. In this matchup, the general consensus was that the Rockets' mission was to avoid a sweep and to snatch 1-2 home games at the Toyota Center. This would be considered overachieving. However, today the Rockets used a victory to declare that a gap in strength is not scary, everyone in Houston is a warrior with an indomitable heart.
Elbows, suplexes, trash talk, even blood - this was an extraordinarily brutal battle. Inspired by Yao Ming's refusal to leave the battlefield, the Rocket warriors stood united, resilient and unyielding, using up their last ounce of strength and firing their last bullet to crawl out from the "Valley of Death," otherwise known as the Staples Center. In this thrilling, emotional battle that brought tears to one's eyes, there were several faces and scenes that you must remember...