West Conf. Finals - Game 4: Houston Rockets 95-92 Golden State Warriors - Rockets' Player Ratings

Trevor Ariza - 8/10

#1 Trevor Ariza

Stat line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block

In a game of this defensive intensity, not a lot of Rockets are going to show up in double figures. Ariza's stat line doesn't say much but when your primary duty is to guard arguably the toughest assignment in the series (Kevin Durant), scoring 9 points isn't bad at all. Moreover, he scored those 9 efficiently, on 2-of-3 shooting from long range and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line.

Although Durant did finish the game with 27, it was far below his normal efficiency. The reigning Finals MVP shot 9-of-24 from the field (37.5%) whereas, in the previous three games, he had been knocking it down at a rate of 52.2%. Even with the eye test, it was quite clear that Durant wasn't finding it easy in Game 4 when Ariza was on him.