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Buddy Hield #7 of the Golden State Warriors reacts against the Houston Rockets after making a three-point basket during the fourth quarter in Game Seven of the Western Conference First Round NBA Playoffs at Toyota Center on May 04, 2025 in Houston, Texas. Tim Warner, Getty Images/AFP

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MAY 04: Buddy Hield #7 of the Golden State Warriors reacts against the Houston Rockets after making a three-point basket during the fourth quarter in Game Seven of the Western Conference First Round NBA Playoffs at Toyota Center on May 04, 2025 in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.   Tim Warner/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Tim Warner / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

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Golden State Warriors v Houston Rockets - Game Seven

Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1746418146666AFP__20250505__2213434644__v2__HighRes__GoldenStateWarriorsVHoustonRocketsGameSeven.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Buddy Hield #7 of the Golden State Warriors reacts against the Houston Rockets after making a three-point basket during the fourth quarter in Game Seven of the Western Conference First Round NBA Playoffs at Toyota Center on May 04, 2025 in Houston, Texas. Tim Warner, Getty Images/AFP"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Buddy Hield #7 of the Golden State Warriors reacts against the Houston Rockets after making a three-point basket during the fourth quarter in Game Seven of the Western Conference First Round NBA Playoffs at Toyota Center on May 04, 2025 in Houston, Texas. <em>Tim Warner, Getty Images/AFP</em></span></span></span></div><p>LOS ANGELES -- The Golden State Warriors punched their ticket to the second round of the NBA playoffs on Sunday, shaking off two straight defeats to grab a 103-89 Game 7 victory over the Houston Rockets.</p><p>The Warriors were the last team to advance to the conference semifinals, which got under way earlier Sunday with the Indiana Pacers handing the Eastern Conference top seeds Cleveland a 121-112 defeat on their home floor.</p><p>On a Warriors team stacked with postseason experience, Buddy Hield -- playing in his 11th playoff game -- drilled nine three-pointers on 11 attempts on the way to a game-high 33 points.</p><p>Stephen Curry scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter as the Warriors finally frustrated the second-seeded Rockets, who were coming off two dominant victories and had visions of becoming just the 14th team to rally from 3-1 down to win an NBA playoff series.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/5/3/rockets-down-warriors-to-stay-alive-in-nba-playoffs-1240">READ: Rockets down Warriors to stay alive in NBA playoffs</a></div><p>&quot;A lot of resilience,&quot; Curry said. &quot;Everybody stepping up. Everybody&#x27;s been talking about our team the last two games in terms of our execution, our energy, all that.</p><p>&quot;We blocked it all out and just understood we had 48 minutes to dig deep. Everybody contributed.</p><p>&quot;Buddy Hield was unbelievable,&quot; added Curry after the Warriors lined up a second-round clash with the Minnesota Timberwolves, who ousted LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in five games.</p><p>Curry&#x27;s first basket was a three-pointer with 33.3sec left in the first half.</p><p>But Hield was on fire, making six three-pointers on the way to 22 first-half points and Draymond Green added 10 points to help the Warriors to a 51-39 halftime lead.</p><p>They pushed the lead to as many as 15 before the Rockets battled back, cutting their deficit to three.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xyTCgkEs_yA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>Amen Thompson scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Alperen Sengun scored 21 with 14 rebounds for the Rockets, but Houston made just six three-pointers and trailed 70-62 going into the fourth quarter.</p><p>That&#x27;s when Curry came alive, opening the final frame with five straight points. Jimmy Butler had six points in a 12-0 Warriors run that took their lead to 20 points with 2:31 remaining.</p><p>Butler finished with 20 points, and Curry said his arrival from Miami in February was key to Golden State&#x27;s late playoff push.</p><p>&quot;For us to build chemistry on the fly and build trust on the fly and perform like we did in a Game 7, it means the world,&quot; Curry said.</p><p>&quot;So mission accomplished -- step one.&quot;</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

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Warriors shoot down Rockets to advance in NBA playoffs

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Published May 05, 2025 12:11 PM PHT

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