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00:00The big second half from him. Draymond Green in the corner. There's Thompson with a rebound. Thompson's been a major presence.
00:0812 points tonight. Thompson lowers the shoulder and lays it in. He's turned into the alpha dog here.
00:14Wow. Takes that coast to coast. Switches to the left hand. Not only really athletic, very, very strong.
00:23He's an excellent defender. He was a defensive player of the year candidate.
00:26As was Draymond Green. Green was a finalist. That was won by Evan Mobley.
00:33But Thompson giving him some offense here tonight.
00:38Let him in Thompson with 14 as we send it over to Lauren.
00:41Guys, I talked to Fred Van Vliet this morning about him and Thompson.
00:44He said his competitive spirit is at an all-time high.
00:46One of the best I've been around in my nine years in the league.
00:49He's got that fire, that edge, and obviously his athleticism is off the charts.
00:53She said, but now everyone's finally getting to see what I've been dealing with in practice for the last two years.
00:58They gave me him on my first day of training camp last year.
01:00We were matched up, so I got to beat up on him a little bit, tease him a little bit.
01:03But now everyone else gets to see it, especially on the big stage in the playoffs.
01:07How about that?
01:07Thompson, in his second year, just 22 years of age.
01:11He's from the Bay Area.
01:13His family was in San Leandro for the early part of his childhood.
01:18Eventually in Florida as the twins started to escalate their basketball talents.
01:25Shang-Goon backing down Butler.
01:27They clear it out.
01:28Shang-Goon spins off one foot.
01:30No good handball.
01:31They will just not double-team Shang-Goon unless he gets a goal.
01:36Oh, Pajemski goes strong this time.
01:39No block here.
01:40Pajemski fires it down the hatch.
01:43And the Warriors up 13 now.
01:46Warriors just staying in that zone.
01:53Thompson to Shang-Goon on the rim run.
01:55A lot of contact, a foul.
01:57Shang-Goon couldn't get it to go.
01:59And he'll go to the line for two.
02:01He thought Shang-Goon come and knew he had to finish strong.
02:09And he did just that right to the rim.
02:12And Shang-Goon finding openings in the middle of that zone.
02:17Draymond made sure he felt that one.
02:20Shang-Goon for two.
02:23With his Rockets down 13.
02:26Upward Shang-Goon in year four.
02:27At age 22, he's got the first.
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02:41Game 7.
02:42The winner will advance to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves.
02:46Minnesota eliminating the Lakers.
02:49In round one.
02:52A Rockets victory today.
02:54If they come back to win this game, they would host the first two games and would have home court as the better seed.
03:00Meanwhile, the Warriors, a seventh seed, would go on the road to Minneapolis to start that series Tuesday.
03:07If Golden State prevails.
03:10On the ground.
03:11Van Vliet kept it alive.
03:13Thompson out of the pack.
03:14Turnover.
03:15Jimmy Butler.
03:16Here's Shang-Goon.
03:16Spins.
03:17Leaves it.
03:18Thompson with a dunk.
03:19In transition, the Rockets score.
03:22And Steve Kerr wants a timeout.
03:27Well, it starts with defense.
03:30This is what Houston cleaned on all year, but then they're able to get out in transition.
03:34Great pass from Shang-Goon.
03:368-2.
03:37Houston luck.
03:38Big Brian.
03:43A Min Thompson making his presence felt everywhere, especially around the basket.
03:49New contact.
03:50Misses.
03:51Gets his own miss.
03:52Puts it back.
03:53He's bouncing off of Jimmy Butler and finishing.
03:57And then takes a great beat from Shang-Goon.
04:0016.6 rebounds and a steal for a Min Thompson.
04:07Got his parents here tonight.
04:09His mom Maya.
04:10Dad Troy's father is the agent of the Twins.
04:15A Min taking fourth overall back in 2023.
04:20His brother Asar, the very next pick.
04:23Fifth overall.
04:24What an incredible story.
04:26Two Twins both starring in the NBA.
04:28Here's Pajewski now coming out of that timeout.
04:31And Fleury moves and turns it over.
04:32Dylan Brooks with a steal.
04:34A couple of turnovers here for the Warriors.
04:37One of the big reasons for their success.
04:39They only had three turnovers in the first half.
04:41Big emphasis from Steve Kerr.
04:45Shang-Goon gets a touch here.
04:48Pajewski on him.
04:49Shang-Goon goes to work.
04:50Missed the layup.
04:51Thompson is there.
04:53An incredible follow.
04:55Just scooped it in.
04:57He couldn't get position.
04:59But somehow able to get a hand on that ball.
05:02He's got 18.
05:03Well, they've got 12 offensive rebounds and have outscored the Warriors 10 to nothing on second chance points.
05:10Warriors desperate for a basket.
05:12Rockets defense is tight, though.
05:14And Van Vliet knocks it out of Butler's hands.
05:17It'll stay in the possession of the Warriors.
05:19And Shang-Goon on the post move here just misses it.
05:24Look at a Min Thompson over the top of Pajewski and Buddy Heald.
05:31Yes, they're going to Houston is going to challenge this on the out-of-bounds.
05:39All right, so the lamp is lit.
05:43And they will challenge this.
05:45I think he may want to wave that off, but it was too late.
05:48We'll have the result when we come back.
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05:58And we got a good game going here.
06:00A little run by the Houston Rockets.
06:02So, Imei Odoka called the timeout, asked for a challenge, and then you could tell Imei was not sold on the challenge from his back bench.
06:12He tried to wave it off.
06:13Officials said it was too late.
06:15They lose their challenge.
06:17It was unsuccessful.
06:18And that's it for the rest of the game.
06:20It was great.
06:21Catch the ball in the inbounds.
06:22No whistle.
06:22He wanted one.
06:23And another stand by the Rockets.
06:25And this run continues for Houston.
06:29Down seven.
06:30Shang-Goon to Thompson.
06:32Thompson has helped the Rockets come back.
06:36Offensive foul.
06:38Dylan Brooks knocks Curry to the ground.
06:41And a Rockets turnover.
06:43This is just excellent defense by Steph Curry.
06:46He's there.
06:48Square.
06:50And Dylan Brooks just runs right through him.
06:52But the Warriors, now the team that are struggling down here, they've figured out the zone a little bit.
06:58But now the man-to-man here by Houston, they have struggled.
07:03Curry trying to turn the corner.
07:05He's been playmaker tonight.
07:06And Shang-Goon knocks that out of bounds.
07:09Those passing lanes, they close quickly.
07:12With the Houston Rockets.
07:14Long, athletic.
07:16Steve Kerr talked to us before the game.
07:19You'd think your shooters are open.
07:21And those gaps shut down in a hurry.
07:24Jimmy Butler, five to shoot down.
07:29Brooks is on.
07:30Butler gets a step.
07:32Finds Pajemski.
07:33He lets it hit.
07:34And missed it.
07:35That lead to Shang-Goon.
07:44Shang-Goon scores it.
07:47Nope.
07:47No offensive foul.
07:49No basket.
07:51Going the other way.
07:51So the Warriors struggling offensively, but their defense stepping up.
07:58They take two charges in a row.
08:00First step, Curry.
08:02And then Brandon Pajemski.
08:04Pajemski finished third in charges in the NBA this year.
08:07He finished second in that category last year as a rookie.
08:12Great poise.
08:13Shang-Goon on Pajemski.
08:19A couple of jab steps.
08:20Now he goes.
08:21The lefty scores.
08:22Wow.
08:23Big bucket there by Pajemski.
08:25Up high over the 6'11 Shang-Goon.
08:36Green gets away with a bad pass.
08:39All these possessions.
08:41Every ball handler.
08:42Tidely guarded.
08:44Shot's tough to come by.
08:45Shang-Goon inside.
08:46Let's Green fly by.
08:48And Shang-Goon dunks it.
08:51That time they were up on the blitz on Green.
08:54He got off the ball quickly.
08:56Great ball movement by Houston.
08:59Hard to believe Curry has just three points.
09:01One main basket.
09:03Pajemski.
09:04Lovely runner to the lane.
09:05Here's Thompson out of the pack.
09:07Pushing it.
09:08Jalen Green.
09:09Little hesitation and a layup.
09:12And here come the Rockets.
09:14The run is 14-4.
09:17And it's a five-point game here with 537 in the third in game seven.
09:23Downtown Houston on a Sunday night as we take a look at our Google search trends of the night.
09:36And then Thompson's vertical is a breakout search in the U.S. right now.
09:44I was waiting for Stan Van Gundy's vertical to show up on that.
09:48I'm going to say, I'm going to go out on a limb here.
09:50I think a min Thompson's is higher than mine.
09:55Single digits.
09:57A min Thompson's is 44.
09:5944.
10:0044.
10:00That's just 30 more than yours.
10:03I'm just going to say, B.A., I'm not sure I can get 44 off a trampoline.
10:08He has been a star here tonight, helping the Rockets come back in the third quarter.
10:15Thompson had a 25-point game in game five.
10:19Had five steals in that game as well.
10:20And three blocks.
10:21So he has put up some big games in his first playoff series.
10:25Warriors' lead is five.
10:28Five and a half to go third quarter.
10:31Warriors led by 12 at the half.
10:34Then took a 15-point lead.
10:36Here's Curry now.
10:38Three for three.
10:39And cashes one in.
10:41He drew two defenders on that and was still able to get the shot off.
10:46Second made threes.
10:48Now two for seven.
10:50Luna and Kaminga in and the Warriors back to their zone.
10:54Adams.
10:55Now Van Vliet working off the screen.
11:00Brooks that extra pass.
11:02Tari Eason in the corner drives.
11:04Eason scores a tough basket.
11:07Strong finish by Tari Eason, the 23-year-old third-year player.
11:16He's going to pick and roll for Curry now with Stephen Adams.
11:21Curry to the backcourt.
11:22Butler to Looney.
11:23Looney from behind.
11:24That's brought by Eason.
11:25Up ahead, Thompson.
11:27Thompson taking on two Warriors.
11:28And a foul.
11:29And a foul, Pajemski.
11:31Free throws for Amin Thompson.
11:33Thompson grabbing at the back of his left calf.
11:41Here he goes up.
11:43Pajemski goes up, tries to challenge.
11:45I love the way he's able to switch up ball to his left team.
11:55And we've seen that a couple of times tonight.
11:57And finish.
11:58Using that 44-inch vertical, something bit him there on the way down, immediately grabbing
12:07at that left calf.
12:08And then Thompson used to attend Stephen Curry's camps in the Bay Area about a decade ago.
12:20And here he is competing against Stephen Curry.
12:24Thompson at 22, Curry's now 37.
12:27And he is having a night here in Game 7.
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12:42Can you imagine, Steph Curry, do you think when he was at the camp and the Min Thompson was
12:47what, probably 12 years old?
12:49And he's thinking, you know, you're going to be a problem for me in a decade.
12:54This is the guy who's going to guard me for the entire series.
12:59So now they switch back with Green out.
13:02They're going to put Fred Van Vliet on Curry and Amin Thompson on Pajemski.
13:07Thompson's got Pajemski's attention here.
13:10He gives it up.
13:11Curry trying to get three.
13:12Eason right in his back pocket.
13:14And Curry, what a finish.
13:16Oh my goodness.
13:17Stephen Curry with the reverse off the glass with some serious English on it.
13:25No look to the corner.
13:26No.
13:27Long rebound to Van Vliet.
13:29Eason gets him in the air and a foul.
13:33Free throws for Tari Eason.
13:37Look at this drive.
13:42Literally three guys right there and able to get it up off the glass here.
13:51And here it's Tari Eason down low.
13:53He gets two guys up in the air.
13:56And he gets him on the way down.
13:58Tari Eason will shoot the free throws.
14:00Just four for six from the line this entire series.
14:05And he misses his first.
14:08Gives us a chance to take a look at our FanDuel live point spread for tonight's game.
14:13This game seven in Houston.
14:15Started at two and a half.
14:18And it flipped to three and a half with a strong half by the Warriors.
14:22Taking a 12 point lead at the half.
14:25Pushing that lead to 15 as Eason misses both free throws.
14:31And now the Warriors up seven with the ball.
14:35345 left in the third quarter.
14:37Jonathan Kaminga for three.
14:43No good.
14:45You've got to think he's battling some rust.
14:47He's hardly played.
14:49Behind the back.
14:49Thompson.
14:50Thompson.
14:51A little sidestep.
14:52And Eason lost it out of bounds.
14:54And now Tyree Eason was trying to go before he caught the ball.
14:59He ends up losing it.
15:01The eighth turnover for Houston on the night to five by Golden State.
15:06But Golden State struggling right now to find offense.
15:13Warriors trying to add two more points off those Houston turnovers.
15:17They're at 11 right now.
15:19Poczynski.
15:21Thompson right with him.
15:22Kaminga now.
15:27And Eason gets a block.
15:28That's what he's known for.
15:30Eason hounded.
15:32Spins his way out of it.
15:34Out of control.
15:35But Van Vliet secures it.
15:38Jabari Smith in the corner.
15:40Guarded by Looney.
15:41Step back.
15:42No good.
15:43Adams up there.
15:44Tall for the rebound.
15:46Second chance for the Rockets.
15:49Smith makes him pay.
16:13Bye-bye.
16:13Bye-bye.
16:14Bye-bye.
16:14Bye-bye.
16:15Bye-bye.
16:16Bye-bye.
16:16Bye-bye.
16:17This is amazing.
16:17This is an amazing breakdown!
16:47This was a scene right at the end of the second quarter, Van Vliet imploring his Rockets to
17:11wake up and they have awakened here on their home floor.
17:18What a third quarter for the Houston Rockets coach.
17:21Wow.
17:22Twenty one to twelve in the quarter and this is how the Rockets have done it all year Brian
17:27with their defense.
17:29And so they're only shooting forty one percent on the night.
17:33There are three for eleven from three.
17:36But defense and offensive rebounding which they led the league in.
17:41Fourteen offensive rebounds, thirteen second chance points, the Warriors zero second chance
17:48points.
17:49Looks like we're set up for a finish here tonight in Game 7 to close out the opening round of
17:54the NBA playoffs.
17:55Curry finds Moody.
17:56Moody laces it up.
17:57Missed it.
17:58Moody can't buy one.
17:59I wonder how long Steve Kerr is going to be able to ride with it.
18:04Moody's 0 for 5 now.
18:050 for 3 from three point range.
18:07Rockets can tie with a three.
18:11Draymond Green picks up Van Vliet.
18:14Hunting the mismatch.
18:16Jamari Smith on Curry.
18:18Curry hanging in there.
18:20Smith takes a tough shot.
18:21Missed it.
18:22And it's Moody with a rebound.
18:24Good job.
18:25A gang rebounding there by the Warriors against Steven Adams.
18:29Who's much bigger than everybody.
18:31Curry and Green, that dynamic tandem.
18:34Green trying to play make here.
18:37Buddy Hill has not scored.
18:39And there's Jimmy Butler.
18:41When you need a big bucket, Jimmy Buckets is the guy.
18:45Back to a six point lead as Butler.
18:48Knocks down a three pointer.
18:50His second.
18:54Minute to have to go in the third.
19:00Heal.
19:01Defending Van Vliet.
19:03Van Vliet.
19:04Top shot.
19:05Missed it.
19:06It's great defense by Buddy Hill.
19:09Who Steve Kerr has praised.
19:11Easily the best defensive year of Buddy Hill's career.
19:15Curry and Draymond Green once again.
19:20Eason guarding Butler.
19:21Here's Green.
19:22Wide open.
19:23Green lays it in.
19:24That's the Golden State action we're familiar with.
19:27Absolutely.
19:28The ball's getting moving.
19:30Blocked.
19:31No a foul.
19:32Moody did get the ball but a lot of body as well.
19:35And that's going to be a foul as Thompson aggressively goes to the rack.
19:39And now play stops as Thompson will shoot free throws.
19:42Well Min Thompson gets the ball from one end of the floor to the rim.
19:47About as quickly as anybody in the league.
19:5220 tonight.
19:53For a Ben Thompson.
19:55Eight boards a steal a block.
19:57He has been a difference maker in this Rockets comeback in the third quarter.
20:01Second round got underway today with Cleveland and Indiana.
20:07Indiana winning on the road.
20:08More second round action tomorrow.
20:09Right here on TNT.
20:10A double header.
20:11Nixon Celtics.
20:12Seven Easter on TNT.
20:13And then after that Nuggets and Thunder.
20:16Match up of the two presumed MVP contenders.
20:31Thompson with 22 points.
20:33Ten in the corner.
20:35You know who's sitting back and enjoying all of this.
20:39The Minnesota Timberwolves.
20:40Absolutely.
20:41Their next opponent.
20:42Gotten a little rest.
20:44Butler.
20:45Bounce pass.
20:46Green puts it in.
20:47Great action there once again.
20:48Warriors start to flow offensively.
20:49They lead it by eight.
20:5035 seconds left in the third quarter.
20:51Green's first double digit game of this playoff.
20:52Thompson missed it.
20:53Butler the rebound.
20:54Yeah.
20:55Shot clock problem there.
21:10Shot clock was way off.
21:14Steve Kerr alerted Kevin Scott right away.
21:19It took a little bit to get it organized.
21:23bit to get it organized crew chief tony brothers will go to the monitor and determine where it
21:30should be and the warriors should be able to hold pretty close to the last shot a couple second
21:40differential maybe possession secured at 29 so probably five second differential problem is
21:53the shot clock started at 14.
22:05and it's interesting here in the third quarter in this comeback by houston
22:13ime udoka has not gone to the two big lineup of shingun and adams which was not successful in
22:19the first half tonight like it had been for most of the series so he makes the adjustment
22:24adams at least so far has only played as shingun's backup
22:36looks like they're going to set it at 23 game clock 18 shot clock and that's what they will settle on so
22:43five second differential
22:48warriors lead it by eight coming to the end of the third quarter
22:52mutler working with draymond green here mutler finds pacemsky three-pointer
22:57and that'll take us to the end of the third and here we go to the fourth
23:10warriors led by 15 rockets closed it to three warriors close the quarter on a seven two run
23:18and it's an eight point game game seven fourth quarter you're watching the first round presented
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23:39nba.com slash id a man thompson stand a big third quarter 10 points in the third quarter help the
23:50rockets out score the warriors 23 to 19. well he does it all he does it on the defensive end
23:56he gets on both boards he pushes the ball in transition he attacks the basket one of the best
24:04young players in this league and if he ever brian adds shooting to his package watch out nba how about
24:15that points created of the 23 accounted for 17 of them of n thompson here we go to the fourth quarter
24:24in game seven winner advances to round two to take on the minnesota timberwolves
24:32looney back in the game for the warriors looney the lone bench player with the four starters
24:40shangun taking on drayvon green shangun puts up a tough shot missed it curry is there she's going on the
24:47six for fifteen on the night rocket star with smith and eason off the bench joining
24:55thompson shangun and jalen green murray dancing with smith gets to the basket lays it in the seas parted
25:05for stephan curry he's got 10. after a three-point first half curry starting to come alive
25:12udoka very upset with the lack of help defense there by his rock shangun short looney's bothering him a
25:20little bit tonight coach looney and draymond green both and they continue to play him one-on-one he's under
25:2750 percent in the series stephanie gets an opening yeah something happened to thompson's leg you talked
25:35about the cap earlier that's what caused him to stop on this play and curry to get the space and the warriors are back up 13.
25:45out into the third quarter under minutes ago and then thompson goes to the basket he's fouled he
25:57immediately grabs at the back of his calf his left calf and then that sets up this play a moment ago yeah
26:03you see him just stop there and the men thompson never stops he's given curry no space in the series
26:09there but he pulled up we're hoping it's just a clamp and he can get it stretched out and that sends
26:16he may udoka back to his two big lineup huge loss thompson has been great tonight with 22 points
26:26but for now he sits curry just gets loose for his third main three to give the warriors
26:32a 13 point lead here in game seven rockets need to get something going we're early in the fourth here's
26:39green drives and is fouled jaylen green is spring loaded he's clutching at his left arm or wrist
26:49and he'll go to the line for free throws it's just a great drive goes strong to the rim gets hit they
26:55could really use him to get going we said game two 38 points other than that 51 points in the entire
27:05suit and only four tonight make it five now hey the magic is back and the adventure is just beginning
27:13in the librarians the next chapter don't miss the two night premiere event may 25th on tnt
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27:32librarians
27:35two big lineup with houston and they're back to their zone which the warriors
27:39did a fabulous job attacking in the first time curry misses a three
27:46here come the rockets now down 11. brooks pulls it back warriors do a good job getting back
27:55red band lead now shangu an extra pass brooks passing up
28:00heel's been good on brooks just gets a little space and hits a jumper
28:04tightly contested jump shot and brooks delivers one steve curry immediately turns to the bench
28:11points at jimmy butler he wants jimmy butler against that zone he feels like jimmy butler can get the ball
28:17in the middle of that zone that they can get good shots he's going to call time out to make sure he
28:22gets him back in the game right now not going to waste another offensive possession
28:27that's my batman and and i don't know who else is we got all the villains over there two-face and joker
28:40and riddler everybody else in the western conference um but we got a lot of games to win
28:48yes sir batman and robin there's anthony edwards mr freeze
28:52yokich perfect joker sga two-face how about dylan brooks as the riddler
28:57yeah well dylan brooks having a second straight really difficult game tonight first five games was
29:05averaging 15 points a game on 49 44 from three but then game five only three points and tonight only four
29:15whoop batman and robin back on the floor together here's pacemski set up by curry missed it green with
29:23a rebound warriors lead is 11 here come the rockets
29:29jaylen green finds out and raymond green knocks it out of his hands send it over to lauren jabara
29:36b.a i got to talk to steph curry and the one thing that he said about jimmy butler is he said jimmy
29:44is a connector he's composed all the time and he's helped me when i'm on the floor he's helped our whole
29:48team because he makes everyone better he said we found lightning in a bottle now we just have to
29:53sustain it for this seven game series say butler lauren thank you he has unlocked this warriors team in a
30:00significant way of doing patient able to drop one in jimmy butler arrived multi-team trade miami
30:12to golden state for the final 30 games warriors went 23 and seven with the top defensive rating in the nba
30:19and stand they won 17 of their last 19 games to the finish line as stefan curry able to put one in
30:26inside 15 now for curry he's got seven in this corner already and look he's doing it all different
30:33ways we saw the drive there's a cut for a basket fred van fleet tough shot from the baseline all the way to
30:42go in this one nobody's going to feel comfortable with a seven point lead in this series with eight and a
30:50half minutes to go green playmaker sets up by the heel that's his first points of the second half
30:57it's a playoff career high for healed he set that with 22 in the first half now he's got 25 on seven
31:06made threes well that's why eme udoka doesn't want to have his big guys on draymond green glitch hurry
31:14because draymond green is a great playmaker and short rolls behind the glass shangoon missed it green
31:20defending shangoon wanted a foul he is furious curry out the controls here comes the blitz curry able to get
31:31around adams all the way to the rim step curry putting on a show here in the fourth quarter just finding ways to
31:40get it done a ben thompson has moved to the scorers table he's coming in short curry the rebound warriors
31:49lead is 12. nine rebounds he's having a big scoring quarter as well sorry that's 200 rebounds but he healed
32:01turned away by green but jimsky's got adams on him they clear it out the jimsky the lefty step back three
32:07quarter no good didn't like that shot he needs to attack him on the dribble and then make the play
32:19action's furious here right now and green puts up an air ball heel comes out of the pack
32:24draymond green fell down
32:28dame doka surveying his personnel on the floor he's got the double big lineup that has been so successful
32:35all series long
32:43butler takes off shangoon can't get it to go van vliet with a rebound
32:49hamsters on the wheel right now no scoring running in place
32:55buckets down 12. brooks tough ankle is fouled dylan brooks will go to the line
33:05dylan brooks
33:22will shoot the two free throws just four points tonight and give him five now
33:27and amen thompson returns to the floor
33:34steve kerr saying sure you're all right don't risk it absolutely well steve's a compassionate guy
33:40always just looking out for the players
33:44it's quiet in this building right now anxious fans
33:48first playoff series they've had at toyota center since the 2019 season
33:53rockets were in the playoffs last in 2020 but that was in the orlando bubble second round loss that year
34:02rockets at two seed warriors coming out of the play and as a seven seed and shingun grabs curry
34:10with seven to shoot
34:14curry's been a menace in this fourth quarter you knew he would arrive at some point well and they've made it
34:19tough on him you've seen him have to do different things he scored on cuts drives
34:24got a little space on a three
34:29so much more than just a three-point shoot
34:3310 rebounds and six assists
34:37tautson closes quickly on curry looks like he's moving well
34:40but jesky for three no good and green kept it alive for van vliet
34:46high flyers
34:50van vliet trying to get it to single digits
34:53great drives leaves it shangun
34:56fouled hard by draymond green
34:58speaking of villain activity
35:06draymond green
35:08fourth foul on draymond green free throws for shangun
35:11yeah fourth foul with only five and a half minutes to go certainly not
35:17not the danger zone
35:19green did get a tech tonight
35:21well it wouldn't be a warriors game
35:27if draymond green didn't have a tech or
35:30shangun walked after it missed it
35:34didn't feel good off his hand
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35:52i love these when you go to the free throw line and we want certain matchups online everybody's just walking back and forth
35:59this feels calculated to catch a couple of extra breaths
36:03and the tension of a game seven not a bad idea you get a rest when you can
36:10in games this intense guys putting in big minutes tonight
36:14but you said the rockets
36:16leading up to this game in the previous two games had taken draymond out of the offense mostly all series
36:22stayed attached to curry as well been a little bit different here tonight game seven
36:28now they're back into the matchups they want though with only one big in the game
36:32fred bing the lead on draymond green
36:36rockets have missed six free throws they are still down 10
36:40and butler one of the great closers
36:44in the playoffs goes to work sets up draymond green missed it dan fleet moves it
36:50curry slows it down nice play by curry to stop the break
36:54over his time in the lead step curry has taken great pride in improving his defense double team
37:03comes brooks steps into one off one leg scores
37:07dylan brooks it was awkward but it goes and it's back to single digits now
37:15brooks has eight warriors lead is he
37:18and brooks here he sees part he's wide open but he hits a 17 foot runner
37:37tough shot by dylan brooks he had no choices by the way they got in the air everybody was covered
37:41everybody just left him and took away passes he was able to knock that in that's a difficult shot
37:46and just getting bad shots
37:55it's not
37:59it's not like they're getting good looks and missing
38:14they're running that shot cut down getting message good shankun met at the rim denied
38:21buddy healed he scored big time tonight but he's had some great defensive stands as well
38:26brooks trying to draw the foul butler goes to the basket butler lays it in back to a 10-point golden
38:32state lead i don't know about brooks trying to flop there to get a call not the time to do that
38:38back 16 for jimmy butler and fleet and healed with the deflection healed on the run and van fleet pushes jimmy butler
38:52buddy healed had a breakaway layup
38:57and that certainly could be a take foul as well they're going to take a look at this
39:01that could be upgraded to a flagrant as well let's see
39:06how they rule this one starts with the great defense by buddy yield
39:14healed not only got the deflection then got the save and van fleet with the push in the back
39:22to me butler was running a little
39:25right guard right there to prevent van fleet from getting to the ball
39:29absolutely running some interference there
39:35but buddy healed's defense you mentioned it defense there and then on this steal he gets the deflection
39:42buddy healed certainly
39:45if we had to stop it right here and give the mvp award it would have to go to buddy healed today
39:5025 points seven made threes excellent defense
39:54the three officials coming together here veteran officiating crew
40:00tony brothers the crew chief in his 31st year james williams kevin scott and there's a lot to pour
40:07through here because healed had a breakaway layup prior to that call so there's going to have to be some
40:15adjudication in the warriors favor here rockets with their 10th turnover
40:23stan mentioned at the outset the team we're looking at the play to see potentially flavor
40:31there's the message from tony brothers
40:34this is not a flagrant fact you might have been able to yeah i mean to me fred van fleet jimmy butler runs
40:44in interference on him he gives him a little bit of a push we've gone a little too far if we're going to call that a
40:52play
41:02well a little dramatic pause here in game seven hard to believe there are
41:07there's just 333 remaining in this fourth quarter coach and it is an 84 74 game right now it has been a low
41:14low-scoring grinder of a game the rockets shooting just 38 percent from the field just 21 percent from three
41:24after review the follow van fleet has been changed to a clear path foul
41:29brother will go to the line to shoot two free throws plus they will have possession of the ball
41:33there you go it was either going to be a take foul a flagrant or a clear path and the clear path
41:40means two shots and the ball for golden state absolutely and this is this is big right here
41:47butler will go up and knock down two they get the ball back they haven't really had a good
41:53offensive possession so to be able to go to the line off of their defense
41:58really helpful to the warriors right here because they are struggling in their half-court offense
42:04warriors have come in here to toyota center
42:07and silence this crowd on the road in a game seven this is about as quiet an arena for a game seven
42:16really since what halfway through the second quarter
42:22mary this has not been a tough place for golden state to play
42:27bundler knocks down both
42:30technical foul shots
42:31and now the warriors will get the ball up 12 and 333 away from advancing to the second round
42:41where the timberwolves await
42:43bonus curry is out of the play good play
42:52sets the screen for butler
42:55jaylen green on it butler going to work and jimmy butler delivers a huge bucket
43:03playoff jimmy he's got 20 now
43:05jimmy butler on his own personal 6-0 run that's going to be called rocket's ball here
43:16play in crunch time
43:18that's got to give steve kerr
43:19a lot of peace to look out there and see jimmy butler and stephan curry and draymond green
43:28three guys who've had a lot of success
43:31shangun and now curry with a steal
43:33curry has just he's found other ways to help his team and now he's started to score in the court but
43:41early on ten you know nine rebounds now they took one away kind of steals this is where the daggers come
43:46out to stefan curry rips the cords he was debating i think right there to do the uh to do the sleeper
43:57there one more possession a miss shangun on the ground ball is loose and curry comes away with it
44:05the warriors sniffing it down curry body healed body healed for three
44:14mike dunley has seen his team go on a 12-0 run a quick burst
44:20225 remaining and the warriors lead is 20. oh vintage curry
44:31and to add to his brilliant night buddy healed with his eight three-pointer 28 points and there
44:39you go stan he waited for buddy healed to shoot it didn't do it on his own shot and
44:44puginsky gets an assist to shingun right there just throws it to him for a layup what a finishing kick
44:52by the golden state warriors
44:56rockets had got it within three after they were down 15 early in the third it's been all golden state since
45:06under two minutes to go they're guarded by brooks kick it to draymond green
45:14and thompson comes out of the pack
45:19three-pointers gotta fly fans are headed to the exits as shingun hits a three-pointer that's only their
45:26fourth one of the night though the warriors have outscored them by 39 points from the three-point line
45:35a lot to overcome the 12th meeting of the year between these two teams and the warriors are poised
45:45to sit
45:47go to the second round i thought he was going to get more than that it's been real draymond
45:55well steph curry saving his best for the end as usual an assist to podjemski does it defensively
46:04taking a charge an incredible finish on a drive thompson comes up lane he knocks down a 3 12 points
46:13in the fourth quarter after only eight in the first three quarters
46:1820 points for curry 20 10 rebounds seven assists and curry at the controls
46:28fighting through it and a double dribble that'll be a warriors turnover but a lot of clock
46:33ticks off the warriors just trying to get to the finish line here with 118 remaining
46:39in a game seven that got tight
46:44they're thinking about a uh a challenge but i don't think there's anything they can challenge
46:50can't challenge a travel
46:51it's down 15 thompson keeps adding to his terrific game seven he'll build on this
47:027-0 rockets run but it's 94-81 too little too late for houston is dream hot green an exclamation point
47:09all right stan let's just put a ball on the rockets here this was the year
47:18where they won 52 games they grabbed a number two seed as van vliet hits a three
47:25they they won 41 games last year the year prior just 22 wins they were they were 22 and 60.
47:33eme udoka shows up last season now in his second season this was a team that earned the two seat they
47:39feel like they're going to be around for a while but this has got to be a crusher to go out of the first round
47:44well it is but this will really benefit them particularly their young guys to have gone through this series
47:53a seven game series against an experienced team they will learn a lot from this you look at a guy like
47:59jalen green who struggled other than one game
48:04playoffs teach you a lot how people decide to guard you you're going to find out about your strengths and weaknesses
48:13going through a playoff series rockets one game two on this floor came back with their backs up against
48:21the wall in elimination games one five and six
48:25the Warriors one game one and then had the two home wins in three and four and now they're going to
48:33get a game seven victory steve kerr is going to improve to four and one in game sevens
48:41and for the third time in playoff history
48:45we're going to have a six seed against a seven seed
48:48can you imagine minnesota you're coming down the season brian we had them the last week at memphis
48:57and they're just hoping to avoid the play in memphis they never thought
49:02we're going to be in the second round and have home court
49:07curry shimmies flexes if there's one team that can handle the road it is the warriors
49:18and jaymon green wants him to challenge with 38 seconds to go steve kerr is waving his team off
49:28of the challenge brooks misses the three final 30 seconds the golden state warriors
49:37they're going to win yet another series against the rockets they met four times in a five-year span from
49:432015 to 19 went 4-0 buddy hill why not buddy hill's got 33
49:52i i couldn't be happier for a guy who i think
49:56just put in an incredible amount of effort all year on the defensive end of the floor
50:01and to come and have this huge game in game seven
50:03buddy healed with that three-pointer his ninth just ties an nba record in a game seven in the
50:13playoffs for the most three-pointers in a game last time out we come back
50:19and a victory lap for the golden state warriors
50:22performance buddy healed 33 points in a game seven nine made three-pointers
50:32and he'll ties an nba record for the most
50:36made threes in a game seven dante di vincenzo hit nine against indiana a year ago
50:42and steve kerr is moving on once again from the play-in to the playoffs and into the second round
50:52go the golden state warriors a hard-fought seven games but the warriors with all that championship
50:59pedigree go on the road and beat the rockets and eliminate the rockets the warriors are moving on
51:08to get a great performance and especially at the defensive end the second time here on their
51:21home floor in houston that the rockets were held under 90 points outstanding golden state defense
51:29warriors put up 103 points three of those points came from their bench it was only three points from
51:37kevon looney all of the other scoring coming from the starters with healed leading the way with 33
51:46game one tuesday warriors timberwolves will be at 9 30 eastern on tuesday we'll have it for you and
51:55our crew is headed there and we look forward to getting to the target center jimmy bundler going back
52:01to his own haunts in minnesota and you know wolves fans are going to have it for him
52:08curry and the warriors moving on once again
52:14he may odoka and the rockets into the line well you see all the hugging and stuff but i'll guarantee
52:21you a min thompson and not just tonight he earned great respect from these warrior veterans in this
52:29series rockets have a great thing going they've got those five players in the rotation next year they'll all
52:36be 24 or younger experiencing their first playoff series but it is the experience of the warriors
52:44who advance and buddy healed is going to go down in warriors game seven lord tonight coach you are kidding
52:52this will be the most memorable game of buddy healed's career at least to date and buddy's had a lot of games
53:00where he's made shots but to make nine threes in a game seven and to pick up the warriors in a half where
53:09steph curry only gets one bucket and give them the lead at halftime fantastic let's hear from stephen curry
53:17lauren jabara thanks so much b.a appreciate it steph you said after game six to win in this league you
53:24have to embrace the hard this was a hard fought seven game series how are you guys able to close it out
53:29tonight it's a lot of resilience everybody's stepping up everybody's been talking about our team the last
53:35you know two games um in terms of our execution energy all that we kind of blocked it all out and
53:43just understood we had 48 minutes to you know dig deep everybody contribute our defense was the
53:51way to hold them under 90 after how the last two games gone that was it buddy healed unbelievable
53:57uh jimmy some big time shots dream on playing way bigger than the size everybody stepped up it's
54:01great great to see it really was great to see you talked about jimmy butler and just the belief that
54:05he brought to this team i think we talked about it a couple weeks ago if you would have known this back
54:09in february that you'd be here now moving on to the second round would you have believed it and what
54:13did jimmy bring to this team that's why we're here i mean we were what 10th place
54:19uh at one point in february and you know finished the year with a sense of urgency on the run to even
54:26get it to the plan to give ourselves a chance so for us to build chemistry on the fly build trust on
54:32the fly and perform like we did in a game seven like this it means the world so mission accomplished
54:40step one we got a incredibly tough minnesota team waiting so i'm excited for the challenge yeah you
54:46guys haven't played minnesota with jimmy on this roster i know you're gonna soak it in enjoy it
54:51tonight but early expectations now for the game in two days my mind is fried right now i know what
54:57and i know what and is obviously rudy in his 2020 game uh we haven't seen him in a long time i just know
55:04they're gonna bring the best out of us um it's gonna be a challenge starting on the road again so
55:10thankfully we got life that's all we wanted steph congratulations on the win we'll see you tuesday
55:14in minnesota i appreciate it shout out to my aunt her uh phd let's go doctor well stephan curry 22 points
55:24tonight 10 rebounds we'll send it back to our guys in the studio buddy healed come this way you'll hear
55:33from him on inside the nba presented by kia the golden state warriors prevail the seventh seed advancing to
55:43take on the minnesota timberwolves in round two producer jeff randolph director matt limp thanks to
55:49our terrific tnt crew here in houston for stan van gundy lauren jabara and the rest of our crew
55:55brian anderson saying good night from h-town the eastern conference finals right here on nba tv and nba on tnt