Warriors vs. Rockets Game 7 player statistics and box score: NBA Playoffs

What started as a comfortable 3: 1 lead quickly became a full-grown crisis for the Golden State Warriors. After the Warriors were blown out in game 5 in game 5 in Houston and fell apart in the fourth quarter of game 6.

In the meantime, the Houston Rockets' Fred Vanvleet was on fire and exposed 5 and 6 with 55 points in games and scored an average of 19.0 points, 4.7 templates and 3.7 rebounds through the series. With the series with 3: 3 and a place in the Western Conference semi-final against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the line, everything came to one last battle of game 7 on Sunday, April 4th.

And when the dust settled, the box score told the story – the showing up, which was too short and how game 7 the scale tended once and for all. Let us go into the details.

Golden State Warriors against Houston Rockets Box Score

Warriors vs. Rockets: game 7 summary

The Golden State took the lead in the first quarter of 23-19 in the first quarter. The sniper in one step in a row in one deep 40-foot footer in the buzzer, which only gave the warrior the spark they needed to be strong.

The quarter was a bit crunching at both ends. Houston tried to find rhythm offensive, lack of free throws and mid-range looks, including a key error by Alperen Şengün and a blown journey into the line of Jalen Green. The Warriors did not shot lights either, but they played timely games and kept their floor on the glass.

The Warriors took over complete control in the second quarter and exceeded the Rockets 28-20 in order to lead 51-39 at half-time. Hield burned and fell 22 points in the first half, including a few deep three -point, the Golden State contributed to removing. Houston, led by Amen Thompson and Vanvleet, fought back, but could not close the gap.

Game 7 corresponds to the hype, and the third quarter only reinforced the drama. The rockets displaced the warriors 23-19 in the frame, tightened the gap and stopped a nail biting finish. Butler's Clutch 3-pointer at 1:46 a.m. and Draymond Green's Inside Finish gave the Warriors a short swing, but Houston hung hard with coarse-grained defense and held in time.

Dubs closed the game 7 with a commanding 103-89 victory, but it was not easy. The Rockets came hard on them in the fourth quarter, pushed the pace and cut in the lead. Curry became cold too late – but the warriors weren't twitching.

The warrior striker, Hield, competed. With 33 points, including a crucial theft and block in the last few minutes, Hield played the best playoff game of his career. He was everywhere-3S, Hieges Ballhandler and kept the warriors alive when Curry hit a drought.

Thompson tried to return the rockets, but it wasn't enough. The rockets wandered away from their Steven Adams Sengun line-up in the fourth row and probably searched for more speed and a blow. After Curry Adams used to attack in pick-and-rolls, Houston wanted to stand by becoming smaller and changing more. But the move did not pay off.

Draymond Green, aggressively all series, finally turned it up when it was most important. He set 16 points and helped anchor a defense that kept the rockets at bay, especially when it was late.

Now the warriors go into the second round, fight and still stand.