Los Golden State Warriors They fulfilled their duty on Sunday against the Houston Rockets. In a direct elimination game, they led most of the match and secured a 103-89 victory to advance to the semifinals of the West Conference.
Buddy Hield was the best Golden State player, since Oklahoma’s product ended 33 points, with 80 % effectiveness in field shots and 81.8 % in triples in 37 minutes. As expected, Stephen Curry He didn’t get far behind.
The generational shooter scored 22 points with 50% in field shots and 40.0% in triples in 46 minutes. After the suffered victory of the Warriors, Curry made an important announcement regarding the confrontation of second round against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
“Mission fulfilled, first step; we have an incredible team as Minnesota waiting for us, so I am excited by the challenge”Curry said. “I know what Anthony Edwards) is, obviously Rudy (Gobert) and his 20-20 match. We have not seen them in a long time”he added.
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“I just know that they will get the best out of usand it will be a challenge. We have to start again as visitors, but fortunately we are still alive, and that was all we needed “he completed Chef.
Like the Warriors, the Timberwolves played well enough to keep their aspirations to the title alive in early May. The west franchise led by Edwards He eliminated Los Angeles Lakers in five games.
In the final game of the series, Edwards scored 15 points, took 11 rebounds and distributed eight assists, while Gobert added 27 points and 24 rebounds in the 103-96 victory.
The last time the Warriors faced the Timberwolves was on January 15, without Jimmy Butler, and achieved an impressive victory as visitors for 116-115 thanks to 31 curry points.
With Butler available, Steve Kerr’s team should feel even more confident in his chances of imposing himself against Minnesota when it matters more.
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*Original article published by Caleb Hightower and translated by Facundo Echaren