It was difficult for a young, strong and enthusiastic opponent, but in the end, Golden State Warriors showed that they had enough depth, experience and alertness to become a team to go on.
Thanks to the unexpected shine of Buddy HIELD and the second half of the booming match of Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors won 103-89 against Houston Rockets at Game 7, thereby closing the NBA Playoffs 2025 series with a total score of 4-3.
This is the third time in the last four seasons, the army of coach Steve Kerr has reached the semi -finals in the NBA Playoffs. The next opponent of Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves, the team defeated Los Angeles Lakers with a 4-1 series.
After the first half of the tension and the first half of Stephen Curry’s silent match, the Warriors army could still take the lead in advance of Houston Rockets with a 12 -point gap.
The reason for this advantage is Buddy HIELD, the owner of 22 points with 6 3-point successful fruits in the second half. The hot hands of the Bahamas player help Warriors create a chain of 16-2, thus taking the advantage of 12 points before the break.
But by the end of the third half, the attack of Golden State suddenly stopped. Rockets take advantage of opportunities and score 14-4 points. The difference between the two teams was shortened to 3 points after Jabari Smith Jr.’s hand.
The explosion is like that, Houston Rockets does not take advantage of mental and home advantage. Stephen Curry awakened in the fourth half with a personal chain of 5-0 in the first 71 seconds, making money to give the long chain of Golden State Warriors.
The “knock-out” was in the middle of the fourth half when Golden State had another point of tremor, this time was 12-0 thanks to the work of Stephen Curry and Buddy HIELD. The advantage of Warriors from 3 points is stretched to 20 in Houston Rockets’s helplessness, from which the game and the series are arranged.
Batty HIEELD set a record score at playoffs with 33 points, throwing 9 3 -point fruits. Stephen Curry did not score any points after the first 2 rounds but still ended the match with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists. Jimmy Butler contributed 20 points.
An interesting statistics of the Golden State overwhelming the opponent with 18 points 3 points compared to only 6 fruits of Houston, making a difference of up to 36 points. Buddy HIELD alone with 9 successful throws (9-11 3pt) was superior to what the Rockkets did (6-18 3pt) in this match.
In addition, of the 103 points that Warriors scored the whole match, 100 points from 5 names of the starting lineup. Kevon Looney is the only person to score from the reserve group, contributing 3 points to the victory.
