Rockets after Game 1 loss: 'It's not going to be an easy series' for WarriorsFor an underdog team that lost Game 1 of the Western Conference finals along with its biggest inside presence, the Rockets weren't feeling all that rotten about themselves.Even without Dwight Howard, who was limited to 26 minutes because of a bruised left knee he sustained in the first quarter, the Rockets found themselves in a 97-97 tie with 5½ minutes left and down two with 14.6 ticks left.Stephen Curry's free throws capped the 110-106 Warriors victory that left the Rockets, in their minds, still with a fighting chance."A lot of positive things," Rockets reserve Corey Brewer said.The Rockets didn't blame the loss on Howard's injury, which came when Smith, going for a rebound against Andrew Bogut and Klay Thompson, fell down and into Howard, who rolled his knee and limped off the court and into the locker room.James Harden kept the Rockets in the game in the final quarter, hitting several step-back jumpers no matter how closely Thompson or anyone else guarded him.Harden had 28 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, one shy of his second career postseason triple-double.John Shea is a San Francisco...