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Stephen Curry He scored 14 of 22 points in the fourth quarter. Buddy Heald Created 9 3 pointers and scored 33 points Golden State Warriors The team advanced to the Western Conference semi-finals with a 103-89 victory. Houston Rockets Game 7 Sunday night.
The Warriors will face the Timberwolves in Minnesota on Tuesday night.
Hield was scorching the first half, carrying the Warriors to a 12-point lead with six three-pointers and 22 points. Curry then took over in a few minutes of closures, making his signature “Night Night” gesture as the Warriors cleared the rocket.
The Warriors are the seventh seed NBA History has progressed to the semi-finals and eliminated Houston in the fifth playoff. They sent out four James Harden-led Rockets teams between 2015 and 2019.
Hield was nine out of 11 from the 3-point range, setting up NBA records for Game 7 and creating more 3S than six out of 18 Rockets from long distance. Curry added 10 rebounds and 7 assists.
Amen Thompson led Houston with 24 points and forced Game 7 to two straight wins, but was unable to clean up the experienced warrior.
Golden State opened the quarter with eight in their fourth innings, 5-0 runs, capped by 3 from Curry to 75-62.
Houston scored the next six points, but the Warriors used a 7-2 sprint with four points from Curry to make it 82-70 with about seven minutes left.
Curry fought and found an open corner 3 Hald that rebounded a missed jumper from Thompson, making it 94-74 with 2:31 left.
That led to many red-covered rocket fans streaming for the exit.
Jimmy Butler has added 20 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to the Warriors since his debut on February 8th following a deal with Miami.
Fred Vanvrit They scored a total of 55 points in the last two games to help Houston extend the series. But he was limited to 17 points in Sunday’s six-sixth shooting early on his first trip to the playoffs since 2020, to send the second-seeded Rockets home.
He was far from the only rocket he struggled with. Big Man Alperen Senn There were 21 points and 14 rebounds. However, he missed some easy shots on the 23 nights.
Jalen Greenscored 38 points to lead Houston to a Game 2 victory and finished with 8 points.
Houston followed 15 but used the big run to score three points in third place, but Golden State ended the quarter with a 7-2 run to get a 70-62 lead.
The Warriors played without key reserves Gary Payton IIsat down with the illness that coach Steve Kerr said he was “a dog sick.”
Draymond Green Four starters added 16 points to the Warriors, who scored double-digit scores.
Report by Associated Press.
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