Rockets Udoka 'Consistency Wins in This Series'

The first round of the playoffs hasn't gone as planned for the Rockets as they are now down 3-1 to the Golden State Warriors. It has been a physical series that has resulted in many technicals and flagrant fouls. The Rockets will have to find some consistency if they want to win the series.

"Guys are down, but they understand that the game we played well -- the one game out of four [Game 2] - we had a blowout win and other games, it's been a one-possession game, or we've had a fourth-quarter lead and not played well," Rockets coach Ime Udoka said. "Consistency wins in this series, and we've talked about that from Day 1. We have to be more consistent across the board."

Rockets guard Fred VanVleet feels like they could've won both games if they could eliminate their margin of errors.

"These [last two] games suck," VanVleet said. "We had two [games] that could have gone our way. This is the playoffs. The margin of error is so slim they can go either way. And you learn that it comes down to possessions. Possessions are so important."

Houston faces a tough challenge as they must win the remaining games of the series to keep their season alive.