Hilder saved Curry s career and defeated the Rockets five factors

Golden State Warriors successfully defeated the Houston Rockets with a score of 103-89 in the tiebreak. Next, they will advance to the second round, against the Timberwolves who defeated the Los Angeles Lakers. This is a bit of the meaning of the league in favor of the Timberwolves, allowing Edwards to defeat Kevin Durant, LeBron James and Stephen Curry respectively to become the new young spokesperson of the NBA.

It has to be said that Stephen Curry almost became the culprit for the Golden State Warriors' loss in the tiebreak. Fortunately, his teammates performed well and helped the team lead the Houston Rockets with a big score in the first half. Let's take a look at the five important factors that defeated the Houston Rockets in the Golden State Warriors' tiebreaker!

1. Hilder saved Stephen Curry's career, otherwise he would really fall out of the top 20 in history. He gave up the game too early in the first two games, and was criticized for having no competitive sports spirit and was not worthy of becoming the top 20 in history. If you lose the tiebreak battle, many fans and media believe that Stephen Curry's historical ranking should fall outside the top 20. Stephen Curry only scored 3 points in the first half and made 1 of 7 shots. The Golden State Warriors were able to lead the Houston Rockets by 12 points in the first half, and Hilder's offensive performance made an indelible contribution. It can be said that Hilder saved Stephen Curry's career, which is not an exaggeration. Hilder scored 22 points in the first half, scored 14 points in the second quarter, and scored 33 points in the whole game. You know, Stephen Curry only scored 22 points in the whole game. Without Hilder's outbreak, the Golden State Warriors are likely to lose this game.

2. Rockets core Jaylen Green is lost again

The Rockets may consider sending Jaylen Green away during the 2025 offseason. In a life-and-death battle, he made 3 of 8 shots, scored only 8 points, 4 rebounds, and 1 assist. This season's annual salary is about $12 million, but the annual salary next season is as high as more than $30 million. It feels like Jaylen Green is afraid of being hurt, which will affect his future efforts to obtain a larger maximum salary contract. In 7 games, they scored 7 points, 38 points, 9 points, 8 points, 11 points, 12 points and 8 points respectively. Although it was my first time playing in the playoffs, I really couldn't be more than a good deal of such performance.

3. The Golden State Warriors' three-pointer exploded, and the Rockets did not dare to make a three-pointer

The Golden State Warriors made 18 of 43 three-pointers, with a shooting percentage of 31%. Hilder made 9 of 11 shots by himself, surpassing the Rockets' 6 of 18 shots. It is hard to imagine that the Rockets have not made three-pointers when they are behind in a big score, and want to score two points on the inside and make a foul and free throw to chase the points. The Houston Rockets' poor 3-point shooting once again proves that to go further in the playoffs, it is necessary to have a great 3-point shooting.

4. Stephen Curry took over the game in the last quarter and completed his self-salvation

Stephen Curry's performance was in a good manner, scoring 8 points in the first three quarters and 14 points in the last quarter, successfully redeeming himself. However, with Stephen Curry's outstanding performance, it is difficult to prove that he is the first or second contributor to the team's winning goal, because the team still led the Rockets twice in the first half without his offensive scoring help.

5. Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green also stood up.

When Stephen Curry did not perform well on offensively and the Golden State Warriors could still lead by double-digits, they not only rely on Hilder, but also Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler. Draymond Green made 7 of 15 shots in this game, scoring 16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. Jimmy Butler made 7 of 13 shots, scoring 20 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal.