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1:38pm, 11 May 2025Basketball

Today's tiebreak battle was so exciting - the Warriors "smashed the game" at the Houston Rockets' home court, sending the Rockets, the second in the West, home to fish 103-89.

This game made my phone screen almost shatter, especially Buddy Hilder, who made the three-pointer like a heavy rain, making the Rockets team unable to find North.

Let's talk about Hilde first. This guy is so excited that he has invited Klay Thompson today.

In the first half, the Warriors team was alone outside the three-point line, and they made 6 hits in 7 shots, which directly stunned the Rockets' home audience. The most outrageous thing is that his 9 three-pointers are more than the Rockets' team (6 of 18 shots).

You should know that this guy made 0 of 6 three-pointers in the first two games, and Coach Cole dared to let him play the starter, and his trust was closer than his own son, but he really repaid the head coach's trust.

Although Curry was so irresistible in the first three quarters that people wanted to call the police - he made 1 of 7 shots in the first half and 1 of 6 three-pointers, he shook his hand in the third quarter due to a finger injury.

But in the fourth section, the familiar Ku Ritian is back. Two consecutive breakthrough layups and a three-pointer with a step-and-retracted step, instantly widening the gap to 13 points, and finally made a "good night" celebration move against the Rockets bench.

The game had a quasi-triple double-double with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, and he did not lose all the steals and blocks. He forced himself into the top four of the historical seven-digit data list, ranking with the masters such as Bird and James. The most heartbreaking thing on the Rockets is Amen Thompson. This guy played like he was desperate today.

In the third quarter, he carried the explosive pack and rushed to the Warriors' inside line three times in a row, and committed three fouls. He scored 10 points in a single quarter and only 3 points were left.

The data of 24 points and 9 rebounds in the whole game, especially 6 free throws, I wanted to call Coach Wuduka: Hurry up and design some three-point tactics for this kid!

But the Rockets can't blame Amen for losing.

Look at what they call "dual cores" - Jaylen Green scored 8 points in 3 of 8 shots in the game, and was directly pressed on the bench at the critical moment; Shin Kyung made only 9 of his 23 shots, and at the beginning of the fourth quarter, he failed to score two backs and directly ruined the hope of chasing points. The performance of these two people simply beat Rockets fans' blood pressure meter.

On the other hand, Butler has 20+8+7 and 16+6+5 in pursuit of dreams. Even Bojemsky, who has been scolded for a whole year, contributed key dunks.

To say that the most dramatic thing in this game is Coach Cole's "The Stroke of God". After losing in G6, he said he wanted to let Kumingga return to the rotation, but in the end he didn't give him a chance to play in the tiebreak. Instead, he used Hield as the god of Tang. This dangerous move now seems to be possessed by Zhuge Kongming.

Coach Uduka, on the Rockets, was also in a tough position. Even though he knew that Hilde was crazy, he insisted on double-teaming Curry, but was so cold that he was poured by the three-point rain.

Finally, let me tell you a cold knowledge: this is the 7th tiebreak victory in the Warriors' history, and it is also the fifth consecutive time they eliminated the Rockets in the playoffs.

Rockets fans now hear the word "Warriors" and probably want to be PTSD. From the era of Harden and Paul to the current youth army, every time they encounter the Golden State people in the playoffs, they will be possessed by curses.

Next, the Warriors will go to Minnesota to fight the Timberwolves, and there is a double tower combination of Edwards and Gobert.

But looking at the Warriors' state today, especially Hilde's sudden three-point skill package, maybe he can really do something else.

As for the Rockets, we should consider whether to continue to train Green Shinkyung in the summer or rebuild around Amen - after all, the defender who has no three-pointers is really deadly in the playoffs these days.

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