For the majority of viewers, Golden State’s 119-106 win against the Houston Rockets on Monday night proved the eagerly awaited Western Conference Finals will live up to its potential. For Charles Barkley, however, it simply meant the series was already over. The Rockets’ bid to reach the NBA Finals for the first time in 23 years got off to the wrong start as the Warriors made light work of having to play Game One of a playoff series on the road for the first time in three years, wrestling*home court advantage off Houston.