Rockets vs. Warriors Western Conference Finals TV Schedule, Times Announced

The series NBA fans have been waiting for has arrived.

The defending champion Golden State Warriors closed out the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday with a 113-104 Game 5 win at Oracle Arena, the same day the top-seeded Houston Rockets finished off their second-round series with a 112-102 Game 5 victory over the Utah Jazz at Toyota Center.

That means the Rockets will have the chance to dethrone Golden State in the Western Conference Finals, which start Monday in Houston.

Mark Berman of Fox 26 Houston shared the schedule for the entire series:

Game 1: Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets, May 14, at 9 p.m. ET on TNT

Game 2: Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets, May 16, at 9 p.m. ET on TNT

Game 3: Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors, May 20, at 8 p.m. ET on TNT

Game 4: Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors, May 22, at 9 p.m. ET on TNT

*Game 5: Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets, May 24, at 9 p.m. ET on TNT

*Game 6: Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors, May 26, at 9 p.m. ET on TNT

*Game 7: Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets, May 28, at 9 p.m. ET on TNT

*If necessary

Houston will try to rewrite its recent history, considering Golden State eliminated it in the first round of the 2016 playoffs and the Western Conference Finals in the 2015 playoffs. The Warriors lost a mere one game in each of those series, although the Rockets have some different advantages this time around.

The Rockets have home-court advantage in this series and another All-Star in their backcourt alongside James Harden after trading for Chris Paul. The nine-time All-Star was a member of the Los Angeles Clippers for those prior two playoff series between these two teams and will look to carry the momentum over from his Tuesday performance.

Paul clinched a spot in the conference finals for the first time in his career by torching the Jazz for 41 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds in Game 5. His presence takes some of the offensive pressure off Harden's shoulders, as Houston can afford a poor game from one because the other is there to handle the ball and serve as a scorer and facilitator.

Houston won two of the three regular-season matchups against Golden State, and big man Clint Capela even said "we are better than them" in January, per Tim MacMahon of ESPN.com.

Winning in the regular season and defeating a playoff-tested Warriors squad with Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green in four out of seven postseason games is a different story.

The Rockets will look to start writing that story Monday when the much-anticipated battle begins.