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Fred Vanvleet had 29 points, eight assists and eight rebounds, Alperen Sengun contributed 21 points and 14 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets kept their season alive by winning the Golden State Warriors 115-107 on Friday night and forcing a decisive game 7 in their first round playoff series.
Golden State cooled when the most mattered: the Warriors lost 13 consecutive shots between Draymond Green’s basket with 10:12 remaining and a triple of Stephen Curry in the 3:35 mark.
Now, everyone will return to an plane and go to Houston for game 7 on Sunday to have the opportunity to meet with Minnesota well rested in the semifinals of the West Conference. That is exactly what the Warriors expected to avoid with the opportunity to ensure at home at Chase Center.
Curry scored 29 points but shot 9 of 23, going 6 for 16 from the deep. Jimmy Butler added 27 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.
Vanvleet turned a four -point play to start the fourth quarter after the Warriors had reached two with Curry’s gust to finish the third. Jalen Green scored next time in a setback from his own lady. Then, Vanvleet 3 from the top with 6:47 remaining Houston put 101-89.
The curry driving tray with 39 seconds in the third made it a four -point game, shooting the local crowd with bright yellow playoff shirts with matching rally towels. Then he made two free throws when the Warriors stopped at 86-84.
But the Warriors could not keep it in operation. With a balanced effort at both ends, including 17 points and hustle plays from the great Steven Adams man from the bank, Houston had an answer almost every time Golden State threatened or made a great play.
The Warriors led 3-1 in the series, but they were quickly delayed in a defeat of game 5 of 131-116 on Wednesday night when Houston’s offensive rolled after averaging 98 points in the first four games of the series.
Vanvleet was brilliant again. He shot 7 for 13 from the floor after the consecutive games that were 8 for 13, and turned the nine free throws to put it in 21 for 27 in the last three games on the line.
Draymond Green passed to Isiah Thomas (987) for the 15th place in the NBA playoff assists list and now has 992.
Draymond Green collected an offensive foul in the 8:53 -year -old brand for pushing Jalen Green. The play went to review and the foul was determined as a flagrant-1. But after two consecutive games with Dustups, both teams remained prepared.
The Warriors fell 27-11 from Butler’s debut on February 8 after his Miami trade.
Associated Press reports.
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