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It s embarrassing to win! The Rockets almost suffered a 31-point comeback! Amen lock Curry creates history, Van Jordan explodes again

7:04pm, 6 May 2025【Basketball】

The Rockets and the Warriors returned to Houston in the 5th game. The Rockets started: Dillon, Amen, Shin Kyung, Jaylen Green, Van Vreett! Warriors start: Hilder, Butler, Green, Pojemsky, Curry!

At the beginning of the first quarter, Curry scored at Zhumeng's basket first, Jaylen Green resolutely broke through and scored 2+1, Bogem and Zhumeng made two three-pointers, but Jaylen Green also made three-pointers. Dillon and Amen made consecutive fouls and free throws, and Shin Jing was chasing two dreams at the basket. Van Jordan made another three-pointer in the corner and stopped the Warriors 20-12. After the timeout, Post scored 5 points in a row to stop the bleeding, but Dillon also scored 5 points in a row. Amen scored 2+1 at the basket, angrily criticized Payton, Jaylen Green left the court due to injury, Van Jordan scored a three-pointer and led 31-13 and 18 points. Cole called for another timeout. Back to the game, the Warriors scored in multiple points from the outside, but Van Jordan continued to score with a hot touch. At the end of the first quarter, Payton missed a three-pointer, and the Rockets led by 16 points 40-24.

In the second quarter, the Rockets led 6-0 to 22 points, and Kerr called for a stop. But the timeout did not have any effect. The Rockets continued to bombard. After Ethan scored 5 points in a row, the score difference reached 30 points. Cole replaced Curry. After Curry came back, he first made Ethan a three-pointer foul, and then made another three-pointer. Butler beat Shinkin 2+1, Uduka failed to challenge, and the score difference returned to 20 points. Dillon and Payton Jordan scored a three-pointer, Van Jordan drifted and made another three-pointer, Amen made a free throw and then broke Curry dunked 2+1, and the Rockets stabilized the situation 8-0 in a wave. Curry stopped the bleeding with a three-pointer, Butler made two free throws, Van Jordan made the final attack, and the Rockets led by 27 points 76-49 at the end of the half.

The second half changed sides and fought again. The Rockets scored 4 points in a row in the third quarter. After Bogem made a three-pointer, Jaylen Green returned one, and the Rockets led by 31 points. But after that, the Rockets' offense was purely a blind shot, and the Warriors chased 27 points. After that, the scores of both sides rose alternately. Aquaman assisted Van Jordan to cut a layup and made a timeout. The Warriors were suspended 93-64. Kerr replaced all the main players and announced his surrender. The game entered garbage time, but the Rockets did not fall below the main force. The Warriors chased for two rounds in a row, and Amen broke through 2+1 and opened again to 30 points. At the end of the third quarter, Uduka replaced it with a pure substitute. At the end of the third quarter, the Rockets still led by 27 points 107-80.

There was no suspense in the final quarter, but the Rockets fell into scoring drought and could not get a single point in 3 minutes. The Warriors chased 7-0 to 20 points, and Landell made a drop to stop the bleeding. But Knox scored another three-pointer and scored 17 points. Uduka called a stop and replaced the main player, but the Warriors were still chasing the points, and the score difference was at least back to 13 points. Dillon was fouled for a rebound, the Warriors players were very active, and the two sides clashed again. The Rockets made consecutive free throws to stabilize the situation.

In the end, the Rockets defeated the Warriors 131-116 at home, and tied the series to 2-3. Let's take a look at the specific performance of the players!

It is also embarrassing to win! The Rockets almost reversed 31 points

1-3 behind and returned to home court. The Rockets had no way out in a battle of back-to-earth. If they lose again, they will be defeated by seven. So today, the three armies used their lives from the first quarter, and the offensive firepower was fully opened, and they scored 40 points in the first quarter. The second quarter led by up to 30 points and 27 points at the end of the first half.

led by up to 31 points in the third quarter, and Cole replaced the main force and announced his surrender in two and a half quarters. At the end of the third quarter, the Rockets still led by 27 points.

But in the fourth quarter, Uduka used a pure substitute and scored 2 points in 4 minutes. He was scored 21-7 by the opponent's pure substitute, and was almost reversed and turned around. Force the Rockets to return to the main force.

After winning this game, the Rockets dragged the series into G6 to avoid being hacked to seven today.

Amen Lock Curry's first player in history

Today, Uduka continued to use Amen to defend Curry. In the first half, Amen made 3 of 6 shots, 5 of 6 free throws, scored 11 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 5 steals and 1 block, plus or negative value +29!

Out of Amen's 5 steals, 3 were given to Curry, and the remaining 2 were given to Post and Pojem.

Amen's offensive end was still sharp in the third quarter, and he could also make the three-pointer from the outside. He scored 10 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block in a single quarter. In the fourth quarter, Amen played for 35 minutes, made 8 of 12 shots, 1 of 1 three-pointers, 8 of 9 free throws, and scored 25 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals and 3 blocks.

Amen became the 14th player in NBA history to score at least 10 points and 5 off in the playoff half, and is also the youngest player in the playoff history to do this (22 years and 91 days)!

Van Jordan broke out again

Van Jordan scored 8 three-pointers in the last game, and today he returned to home court to continue his good touch. In the first half, he made 6 of 7 shots, 4 of 5 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, scored 19 points and 1 assist, plus or negative value +17.

In the whole game, he played 33 minutes, made 8 of 13 shots, 4 of 6 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, and scored 26 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.

Jeren Green was injured in the first quarter

At the end of the first quarter, Jaylen Green and Curry collided with a knee. In the first half, he made 2 of 3 shots, 1 of 2 of 3-pointers, 3 of 5 free throws, and scored 8 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Full game, Green played 28 minutes, made 3 of 8 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and 3 of 5 free throws, scoring 11 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Curry and Butler got off work early

Both of them were in a state in the first quarter. Curry made 0 of 2 three-pointers in 9 minutes without score, got 1 rebound and 4 assists, had 2 turnovers and 2 fouls, with a plus-minus value of -17; Butler made 0 of 3 shots in 9 minutes, and 0 of 2 three-pointers and 0 of 2 three-pointers and 1 steal, with a plus-minus value of -13.

In the first half, Curry made 3 of 10 shots, 3 of 8 three-pointers, 2 of 3 free throws, and scored 11 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists; Butler made 1 of 7 shots, 0 of 3 three-pointers, 4 of 5 free throws, scored 6 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, plus or negative value-21.

The two of them were substituted for half a quarter in the third quarter and surrendered directly.