Updated NBA Playoff Bracket 2025 Image, schedule as Warriors-Rockets goes to game 7

The Houston Rockets in their playoff series of the NBA Western Conference forced a crucial game 7 after winning a victory against the Golden State Warriors against the Golden State Warriors on Friday evening.

And two playoff series are undecided in the first round.

The Denver Nuggets will organize the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, whereby the winner in the Western Conference playoffs faces the top seeds in Oklahoma City Thunder.

Houston will then organize Golden State on Sunday, with the winner taking over the Minnesota Timberwolves in round 2.

Here is a look at where everything is currently.

Eastern Conference First results

No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers 4, No. 8 Miami Heat 0

No. 2 Boston Celtics 4, No. 7 Orlando Magic 1

No. 3 New York Knicks 4, No. 6 Detroit Pistons 2

No. 4 Indiana Pacers 4, No. 5 Milwaukee Bucks 1

Semi -final games of the Eastern Conference

No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers against No. 4 Indiana Pacers

No. 2 Boston Celtics against No. 3 New York Knicks

Western conference results in the first round

No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder 4, No. 8 Memphis Grizzlies 0

No. 2 Houston Rockets 3 against No. 7 Golden State Warriors 3

No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves 4, No. 3 Los Angeles Lakers 1

No. 4 Denver Nuggets 3, No. 5 Los Angeles Clippers 3

Western conference semi -finals Matchups

No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder against No. 4 Denver/No. 5 Los Angeles Clippers

No. 2 Houston/No. 7 Golden State against No. 6 Minnesota

Cleveland against Indiana schedule

Boston vs. New York schedule

Oklahoma City against Denver or Los Angeles Clipper

Minnesota against Golden State or Houston

Houston primarily forced a game 7 because of its enormous fourth quarter, which began with Fred Vanvleet's four-point game and set the tone for a fantastic finish.

Houston finally made a 20-5 run to start the frame and never looked back. Vanvleet also met massive three to bring Houston with 6:49 left with double-digit numbers (101-89).

The former star of Wichita State ended with 29 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, while Alperen Şengün added 21 points, 14 rebounds, six assists and three steals.

Ultimately, Golden State had an offensive offensive outside night, as was found from only 30.6 percent of his three. Stephen Curry scored 29 points, but only hit 9-of-23 shots (6 out of 16 out of three). Jimmy Butler added an almost triple double (27 points, nine rebounds, eight assists). Only another warrior (Moses Moody from the bank with 13 points) achieved more than 10.

Now the series for the final game 7 changes to Houston.

It was a strange series, told the least, and five of the six games were decided in double digits. The only really close game was last Monday when the Warriors rose the Rockets 109-106 by three games to one.

Houston has been enormous since then. The Rockets won 131-116 in game 5, after three players in Vanvleet (26), Amen Thompson (25) and Dillon Brooks (24) or more points had scored. In fact, the Rockets went a lead of 27 points in the fourth quarter, which led the bank to head coach Steve Kerr at an early stage.

This happened again on Friday (albeit a little later with 2:24) when Houston rounded down the route. Once again, Vanvleet was hot and marked his third game in a row with 25 or more points.

If Vanvleet can maintain this offensive performance again, Houston will honestly be difficult to beat at home. The Rockets may not have the superstar power that Golden State has in Curry and Butler, but this team runs deep, plays hard and is on the rise.

On the other hand, the Warriors are a team of Curry, Butler and Draymond Green, who know how to win deep in the playoffs. Curry can go over 40 years old, and/or playoff Jimmy can break out in game 7 and/or green can be a pest at both ends.

So this will be a fascinating finish in which we will find out whether Houston's time is now or whether the warriors can push the sun back into heaven.