Rockets snatched 7 and eliminated! Amen won the battle of Gods, helplessly, 3 main players pulled the span, and the surprises 9 scored three points to save the Warriors

On May 5, 2025, the NBA playoffs were in full swing, and the Rockets returned to their home court to face the Golden State Warriors, and the two teams will start a tiebreak battle. In the first six games, the Rockets tied the score 3:3. Coach Uduka used the three-tower lineups of Adams, Shinkyung and Jabarri Smith to jointly defend, which was an obstacle that the Warriors could not solve. In addition, Van Vreet averaged 26 points per game and made 6 three-pointers, making the Warriors dizzy. If these two strong points cannot be solved in this game, it will be very difficult for the Warriors to win away. Faced with this game where they will go home after losing, neither side dared to take it lightly, and the two teams played hard to solve. In the end, the Warriors defeated the Rockets 103:89 to advance.

1. Game situation, both teams tried their best to contribute a wonderful game to the fans. The Warriors star became the weather vane and the Rockets paid for the young position.

The Warriors took the lead, and Green and Pojemsky each scored a 3-pointer, and the Warriors started with 8:2. Dillon Brooks scored 2 points in singles, helping the Rockets stop the bleeding. At 8 minutes and 50 seconds, Shin Kyung made two points in singles Zhu Mengmeng. At this point, the Rockets chased the score to 6:8. At 7 minutes and 13 seconds, Hilde made a technical foul on the defensive end, Van Freit made a free throw, and the Rockets fell behind by 2 points 11:13.

The Rockets replaced Adams after the timeout and set up the three-Tower Joint Defense Lineup again. At 5 minutes and 47 seconds, Van Vreet made two points, helping the Rockets draw with the Warriors 13:13. At 4 minutes and 16 seconds, Butler hit a three-pointer. At 3 minutes and 42 seconds, Butler made one of two free throws, and the Warriors led by 4 points 17:13. At 2 minutes and 56 seconds, Amen Thompson made two points, and the Rockets tied at 17:17. The Warriors were forced to pause. At 1 minute and 24 seconds, Jaylen Green broke through the inside and won a foul, and had a chance of 2+1. Unfortunately, he missed the free throw and the Rockets overtook by 2 points 19:17. Curry then broke into the inside and passed the ball to Hilde without looking at the person behind him. Hilde made a three-pointer and the Warriors took the lead 20:19. In the last attack in the first quarter, Hilder made a large three-pointer, and the Warriors ended the first quarter 23:19. The Warriors' three-point shooting was excellent in this quarter, but they were only 4 points ahead of the Rockets. In the first quarter, Shin Kyung scored 4 points and 6 rebounds, and his contribution in the inside was pretty good. Amen Thompson made 3 of 4 shots, scoring 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal. VanVleet made 2 of 4 shots, scoring 5 points and 1 assist. Brooks made 1 of 4 shots, scoring 2 points and 2 rebounds. Jaylen Green made 1 of 3 shots, contributing 2 points and 1 rebound. He has not found the shooting touch today. Adams played in 7 minutes and scored 2 rebounds. Curry on the opposite side made 0 of 4 shots and 0 of 3 three-pointers, with only 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and no points were scored. Butler contributed 4 points and 1 rebound. Role player Green contributed 8 points and 3 rebounds, Pojemsky scored 3 points, Hilder made 3 of 3 shots, made 8 points in both three-pointers. No one scored on the bench, the Warriors made 6 of 12 three-pointers in the first quarter, while the Rockets made 0 of 2 three-pointers, but no three-pointers were recorded.

The second quarter started, and the Warriors' role players continued to score and output. At 8 minutes and 50 seconds, Hilder made a three-pointer. At this time, he had already scored the 13th point of the game, and the Warriors led by 6 points 30:24. At 7 minutes and 38 seconds, the Rockets made a mistake, and Rooney scored two free throws and scored one goal. The Warriors 33:24, at 6 minutes and 29 seconds, Amen Thompson won two free throws in singles, and made two free throws. The Rockets caught up with only 7 points in 26:33. Yin Sen made a 3-pointer at 5 minutes and 40 seconds, the Rockets fell behind by 4 points 29:33, and Butler scored two points, helping the Warriors scored within 4 minutes. At 3 minutes and 19 seconds, Sister Bo scored another two points, the Warriors led by 10 points at 39:29, and the Rockets were forced to suspend. After the timeout, the Rockets scored 2 points, but Hilder responded with 3 points, and the Warriors led by 11 points 42:31. Hilder felt quite hot. After hitting three-pointers in a row, the Rockets were already 12 points behind at 1 minute and 39 seconds. But then Zhu Meng Green hit Van Jordan. After the referee reviewed the video, he called Zhu Meng Green for a technical foul, and the Rockets got a chance to get one free throw.

1 minute and 20 seconds, Hilde hit a three-pointer again, and the Warriors led by 14 points 48:34. Then Amen Thompson struggled to hold on, and at 33.3 seconds, Curry finally made the first three-pointer in the game. The Warriors still led by 14 points at 51:37, and Van Jordan was blocked for the last shot, and the half ended.

After the half-time game, the Rockets' core players performed poorly, only Amen Thompson made 5 of 8 shots and contributed 12 points and 4 rebounds. Shen Jing made 4 of 10 shots, with only 8 points and 8 rebounds. Van Jordan made 3 of 8 shots, scored 9 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, which is quite reasonable. Dillon made 1 of 5 shots, with only 2 points and 2 rebounds, while Green was in a sluggish state, scoring only 2 points and 2 rebounds. Adams played for 15 minutes on the bench, contributing 3 points and 5 rebounds. Yin Sen made 1 of 5 shots, only 3 points and 2 rebounds and 1 assist. Smith made 0 of 2 shots, but did not score a single point, and only 4 rebounds.

The Warriors' Curry's shooting feel is average, making 1 of 7 shots, 1 of 6 three-pointers, inefficiently scored 3 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Butler contributed 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, but the role players have outstanding performance, especially Buddy Hilder, who played for 16 minutes in the half, made 8 of 9 shots, made 6 of 7 three-pointers, and contributed 22 points and 1 assist. He is a key figure in the Warriors leading the Rockets in the first half. Perhaps the Warriors gave him a contract for this key battle, and he lives up to his mission. Zhu Meng also scored 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Although the bench didn't contribute much, the Warriors still firmly had the advantage.

The Rockets won 4 points in the third quarter 23:19. However, at the last critical moment of the fourth quarter, the Warriors scored a 12:0 offensive climax within 1 minute and 24 seconds, widening the score difference to more than 20 points in one fell swoop. Although the Rockets counterattacked 7:0 in the last minute and Van Jordan also regained his three-pointer touch, it was too late. In the end, the Rockets lost to the Warriors 89:103 and suffered a tragic defeat to the Seventh.

2, in this game, only Amen, the Rockets performed well, Van Jordan, Shin Kyung and Adams barely passed the performance, and the other four were too bad.

Amen Thompson performed perfectly! In this game, he carried the Rockets' offense on his shoulders. When the main player did not perform well, he forced the inside again and again to help the Rockets keep the score close. Especially in the third quarter, he led the team to catch up with points and had a leg cramp, and he still spared no effort to defend Curry on the defensive end. He made an indelible contribution to Curry's 1 of 7 shots in the first half. It can be said that Amen Thompson is a Rockets player with both offense and defense. In the whole game, Amen made 9 of 16 shots, 0 of 1 three-pointers, and 6 of 6 free throws, scoring 24 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

Van Jordan passed the exam! Today I lost the courage of the first three games, and today I shot from outside the three-point line very well. The Rockets need him to stand up, otherwise they will fall into a passive position. Van Vreet played for 44 minutes in the game, making 6 of 13 shots, 3 of 6 of 3-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, and also made 3 mistakes.

Shen Jing passed the qualification! He played lukewarmly in the inside and barely passed the exam. He made 4 of 10 shots in the half, and his efficiency was not high. Fortunately, he was still comprehensive, but today his organizational ability was not displayed. Shin Kyung played for 40 minutes, made 9 of 23 shots, 2 of 4 free throws, scored 21 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 turnovers and 5 fouls.

Veteran Adams passed! The offensive feel is not good in this game, but his defense and rebounding in the inside are still quite good, and he scored 3 points and 7 rebounds are completely worthy of the opportunity given to coach Uduka.

Jaylen Green failed! It was another downturn, and when everyone was counting on him to break out again in the tiebreak, he was invisible again. In this game, Jaylen Green played for 30 minutes, made 3 of 8 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers, and 2 of 3 free throws. He scored 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, with a plus-minus value of -6. It is worth mentioning that this is also his shooting percentage of less than 40% in five consecutive games in this series. He scored 4 times in double digits in this series, and the Rockets lost all of them. Green may be traded for the All-Star player offseason.

Dilon Brooks failed! I was lost again on both offense and defense, especially on the offense. As a veteran with a 20 million contract, he only had 2 points in the half, which is really unreasonable. He played in the whole game for 35 minutes, made 3 of 9 shots, 0 of 3 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He only scored 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, with a plus-minus value of -6.

Yin Sen performed poorly, his shooting feel was quite bad, and he failed to score many times, making only one three-pointer, with 5 points and 5 rebounds in the game.

Jabary Smith failed! He was completely lost in this critical battle. Especially when he was not shooting on the offensive end, he played for 12 minutes in this game, made 1 of 5 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers and only scored 3 points and 4 rebounds, with a plus-minus value of -9. As a young player, he still has a lot to learn.

The Warriors relied on Curry's "Cury is gravity", and although they had poor shooting skills in the first half, they created more shooting opportunities for role players. The five Tigers all scored three points in the first half, Hilder scored 6 three-pointers by himself, and Zhu Meng Green also made 2 three-pointers. Curry's team role is quite significant. The Warriors scored 11 three-pointers in the first half, while the Rockets only had two, which is the key to their big lead. The Rockets' three-tower lineup has a good joint defense effect when defending and has obvious advantages in rebounding, but its offensive performance is too poor. After playing all the game, Curry scored 22 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Hilder scored 9 three-pointers and scored 33 points, while Butler scored 20 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.