Warriors face familiar issues in Game 2 collapse against Rockets

HOUSTON — After the Warriors pulled away in the second half Monday for a double-digit win in Game 1, many began to wonder: Are the Rockets not the contender a 65-win regular season suggested they were? Is Golden State poised for another easy path to the NBA Finals? That Game 1 victory had made it easy to forget that this is the same team that has been prone all season to emotional letdowns. Just as they're beginning to resemble the dominant group many expected, the Warriors tend to let bad habits resurface. Such was the case Wednesday night, when Golden State unraveled in the second quarter, hardly threatening in the second half as it endured a 127-105 beat-down at Toyota Center in Game 2.