Thanks to another close victory, the Golden State Warriors have a chance to finish off the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night and advance to the second round of the NBA Playoffs.
The Rockets might have entered the playoffs as the higher seed, but their lack of experience has showed so far against the Warriors. Despite splitting the first two games at home, Houston floundered in the last two games in San Francisco. In a back and forth Game 4 on Monday night, the Rockets were unable to slow down the returning Jimmy Butler, as a tough third quarter did the second-best team in the Western Conference in, losing 109-106, pushing them to the brink of elimination.
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Butler led the Warriors with 27 points on Monday night, while Brandin Podziemski posted 26. Stephen Curry had his worst game of the series, scoring just 17 points, while Buddy Hield chimed in with 15.
Apleren Sengin led all players with 31 points, completing a double-double with 10 rebounds. Fred VanVleet notched 25 points in the losing effort for Houston.
WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS
(7) Golden State Warriors vs. (2) Houston Rockets (Warriors lead, 3-1)
When: Wednesday, April 30
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Where: Toyota Center (Houston, Texas)
Channel: TNT, truTV