Complete victory! Van Jordan 29+8+8, Curry 29+7+2, Adams set a record, the tiebreak battle is coming

On May 3, 2025, in the first round of the playoffs, the Warriors played against the Rockets at home. The Warriors, who led 3-2 in the series, ended the series today. The Warriors adjusted their lineup, Peyton Jr. replaced Pojem for the starter, Warriors started: Curry + Peyton Jr. + Hilder + Butler + Dream Chasing, Rockets started: Van Vleet + Jaylen Green + Amen + Dillon + Shin Kyung.

In the first quarter, Shin Kyung dunked, Chasing Dream three-pointer, Van Vleet made a three-pointer, Chasing Dreams hit Jaylen Green in the head and was called a malicious foul. Jaylen Green made 2 free throws + Shin Kyung made a layup, Rockets 9-3, Butler made a layup, Shin Kyung responded, Rockets led by 6 points, Butler, Curry, and Payton Jr. overtook 1 point, Van Vleet scored 5 points in a row, Moody and Post scored 5 points in a row, Warriors led by 1 point, Ethan three-pointer + Jaylen Glyn dunked fast break, and the Rockets led by 25-21 after the first quarter.

in the second quarter, Butler made 2 free throws, and the difference reached 2 points, Holiday, Adams, VanVleet scored, Zhu Meng and Post chased the points, with a difference of 4 points, Smith, Adams, Amen scored, Moody and Butler chased the points, with a difference of 5 points, Ethan, Dillon and Amen expanded the difference to 11 points, Curry scored 11 points in a row to tie the difference, Amen and Jaylen Green scored 7 points in a row, Butler shot in a mid-range shot, and the Rockets led 53-48 at the end of the first half.

The third quarter, Butler scored 5 points in a row, VanVleet and Shin Kyung scored 7 points in a row, Rockets led 7 points, Payton Jr., Amen and VanVleet scored 5 points in a row, Rockets led 9 points, Curry and Butler chased the gap to 3 points, Shin Kyung and Jaylen Green widened the gap to 7 points, Bojem and Curry chased the gap to 2 points, Amen threw + Smith scored 2 three-pointers in a row, Bojem and Moody scored 5 points in a row, Rockets led 5 points, and the Warriors used the tactic of cutting Adams when the suspension was released, Adams made 3 of 4 free throws, Butler made a layup, VanVleet made a layup, Rockets led 8 points, Bojem and Moody made three points, Shin Kyung scored 4 points in a row, with 6 points in a row, Curry made a layup + 2 of 3 free throws, and the Rockets led 86-84 after the three quarters.

In the fourth quarter, Van Vleet 3+1 and Jaylen Green scored in the frontcourt board, the Rockets led by 8 points, butler and Zhu Meng chased the gap to 4 points, Shin Kyung, Amen, and Van Vleet expanded the gap to 12 points, Shin Kyung, Jaylen Green, and Adams expanded the gap to 17 points, Butler made 2 of 2 free throws, the Warriors continued to use the tactics of cutting Adams, Adams made 6 of 8 free throws, during which time the Warriors scored a total of 6 points, Curry, Zhu Meng and Bojem scored a total of 6 points, the Warriors' chop tactics were not effective, with a score difference of 15 points, and there were 2 minutes and 24 seconds left in the game. Both sides withdrew their main players, and the Warriors substituted to recover some point difference, and the Rockets defeated the Warriors 115-107.

VanVleet made 7 of 13 shots (6 of 9 three-pointers) scored 29 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, scoring a Rockets career playoff record, scoring 25+ in three consecutive games, setting a playoff career record, Shin Kyung made 8 of 20 shots, scored 21 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, Adams made 4 of 4 shots, 9 of 16 free throws, scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocks, and scored a Rockets career playoff record, Amen scored 14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals, Jaylen Green scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Ethan scored 8 points, 2 rebounds and 4 steals, and Smith scored 8 points and 3 rebounds.

Curry made 9 of 23 (6 of 16 three-pointers) and scored 29 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, Butler made 7 of 17, 12 of 14 free throws, scored 27 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, rebounds and assists set a Warriors' career playoff record, Moody scored 13 points, 2 rebounds, and Pojem scored 10 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

The Rockets dragged the game into the tiebreak battle after winning the game. The tiebreak was at the Rockets' home court. The Rockets defeated the Warriors in two consecutive games while falling behind 1-3 in the series. Now the momentum is coming to the Rockets.