Chris Paul: Rockets Have 'Got to Be Better' After Durant, Curry's Missed 3s

After Golden State Warriors superstars Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry each had looks at potential game-tying three-pointers in the final seconds of Game 4, Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul acknowledged his team still has room for improvement following a 112-108 victory on Monday night.

"Yeah, we won the game, but we've got to be better," Paul said after the victory, according to ESPN's Tim MacMahon. "We understand that. Going back to the Bay, they're probably not going to miss those shots."

Following an inbounds pass with 11.1 seconds to play, Durant had a clean look at a three-pointer, while Curry had to hoist up a contested shot following a Golden State offensive rebound:

The Warriors were left having to intentionally foul Paul with 2.9 seconds to play. The nine-time All-Star missed his first free-throw attempt but sealed the game by knocking down the second. With that, the series was tied up at two games apiece.

Houston led by as many as 15 in the fourth quarter, but even on its home court, it needed some luck to pull out the victory late. Golden State's comeback was led by big performances out of Durant (34 points) and Curry (30 points, four three-pointers).

Entering the key sequence in the final seconds, Durant (12-of-20) and Curry (12-of-24) had shot a combined 54.5 percent on the night. In other words, Paul and Co. were fortunate neither shot fell.

"I thought it was going to overtime—100 percent," Houston guard Austin Rivers admitted after the game, per MacMahon. "KD got one and I'm like, 'Come on, man.' Then Steph got one. The fact he wasn't open and it was like a crazy shot, those are the ones that he would hit. We are fortunate."

The Rockets understand they can't be relying on Durant and Curry to miss shots as the series shifts back to the Bay Area. Of note, Curry has shot 23-of-54 on three-pointers (42.6 percent) compared to 13-of-43 on the road (30.2 percent) this postseason.

After each team protected its home court while splitting the first four games, Houston now finds itself needing to win at least one game at Oracle Arena in order to advance to the Western Conference Finals for the second consecutive year.