Golden State Warriors achieved its classification to the semifinals of the West Conference by beating Houston Rockets for 103-89 in the seventh commitment of the first Round series between these two teams in the Toyota Center. After having fallen in the previous two games, Golden State showed his best version and could be imposed as a visitor without having the best version of Stephen Curry in the first half of this match.
Both teams jumped to the taboncillo with enough intensity on the defensive side and the advantage in the first 12 minutes went to Warriors by 23-19. However, Buddy Hield took offensive responsibility and was responsible for opening the court with his triples, scoring 6 of 7 for a brilliant first half of 22 units. This allowed the bay as a whole to go to rest with the advantage on the scoreboard for 51-39.
Warriors vs Timberwolves
In the third quarter, the defensive tonic remained and was a period with a low score. However, Houston managed to reduce the difference in the Score and reached the last period only down by 8 units (70-62). However, the last 12 minutes were for Golden State. Curry and Jimmy Butler became more present in the game, finishing leaving without options a Texan team that was surpassed by the inexperience of several of their players in this important game.
Hield ended up being the top scorer of Warriors with 33 points, with almost 82% in triples (9/11). Also, “Steph” ended with a double dozen of 22 units and 10 rebounds, along with 7 assists. Butler contributed 20 accountants, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, while Draymond Green totaled 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. On the part of Houston, Amen Thompson scored 24 and Alperen Sengun had 21 units and 14 rebounds.
Now, Golden State will see the faces with Minnesota Timberwolves, which eliminated Los Angeles Lakers, and the semifinals of the West Conference will begin at the Target Center, Hogar de T-Wolves, to continue with the action of these Playoffs 2025 of the NBA.
