Houston-In Wednesday’s Game 2 at Toyota Center, The Rockets Event their First-Round Playoff Series Against the Golden State Warriors With a 109-91 Home Victory (Box Score).
Golden State Had Won Sunday’s Game 1, and Jalen Green’s Subpar Night (7 Points on 20% Shooting) in his First Career NBA Playoff Game Was One of the Biggest Renesions You Houstun Score only 85 Points.
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But in the Game 2 Rematch, Green Scored A Game-Hight 38 Points While Connecting on 13 -f-25 Shots (52.0%), 8 -f-18 from 3-Point Range (44.4%), and 4 -f-5 from the Free-theth Line (80.0%).
The Stakes Were Significant. By Winning, The Second-SEDED ROCKETS Have Effective Madely IT A Best-Five Series Heading Into Saturday’s Game 3 from San Francisco’s Chase Center.
HAD HOUSTON LOST, Golden State Coup Take a 2-0 Series LEAL WHILELLSO HAVING ITS Next Two Games at Home. In that scenario, The Rocktings Wold Need at LEAST One Road Victory in Game 3 Or Game 4 Simply to Avoid Elimination, and they will beed to take up in Order to regain home-COURT Advantage Before A Potential Game 5 Back in Houston.
Thus, Game 2 Was Anismly Important Game to the Rockting, and they creatly played with a Greater Intensity and Purpose on Both Ends of the Court. Steph Curry Kept Not Return.
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Read on for highlights, statistics, interviews, real-time updates. As far as Future Games in the Series, Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr Will Update Butler’s Status Postgame, So Stay Tuned!
Final Score: Rockets 109, Warriors 91
More to comes. The series is tied.
Rockets 99, Warriors 80 (5:23 in FOURTH Quarter)
Jalen Green (38 Points, 6 ASSISTS) Picked Up a Flagrant Foul On a Chippy Sequney Involving DrayMond Green, and the Crowd at Toyota Center is Livid.
IME UDOKA HAS MADE IT CLEAR That He Wants Houston to Play Throw any Officialing Gripes, and the Rockets Have Largely Done that.
Rockets 91, Warriors 76 (8:35 in FOURTH Quarter)
Despite Being Limited by Foul Trouble, Dillon Brooks is Making his Prestce Felt with 13 Points in 18 Minutes on 46% Shooting. He’s always providing his physical prepaional on Defense Yet Again, with Golden State Likely to Finish Below 100 Points for a Second Straight Game.
Start of Fourth Quarter: Rockets 84, Warriors 68
Houston is 12 Minutes Away from Tying Its First-Round Series with Golden State at A Game Apiece.
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Alperren Sengun Has a Double-Double With 15 Points and 12 Points Through Three Quarters of Game 2, While Jaleen Green is the High Scorer with 30 Points. Green Has Put Up Those Points on Strong Efficience, AS Well, Having Connected on 10 -f-21 from the Field (47.6%), 6 -f-15 from 3-Point rang (40.0%), and 4 -f-4 from the Free-thehrow Line.
Steph Curry Has 19 Points and 8 Assists to Lead The Warriors, Including 4 -f-8 from 3-Point Range (50.0%). Golden State Has SHOT Almost 44% from Deep as a team, which has kept them completive.
Rockets 79, Warriors 64 (2:59 In Third Quarter)
In his Second Career Playoff Game, Jalen Green Has 25 Points on Solid Efficiencey As the Rockting Continue to Hold a Fairly Substantial Lead.
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Warriors Veteran DrayMond Green is not makening Many Friends at Toyota Center.
Rockets 67, Warriors 51 (7:57 In Third Quarter)
Jalen Green Had Just 7 Points in Game 1 While Making 3-of-15 Shots (20.0%). He’s Scored a Game-Hight 20 Points in Only 22 Minutes in Game 2 As Housten Continues to Hold Golden State at Arm’s Length. Green Has Connected on 6 -f-14 Shots (42.9%), 4 -f-11 from 3-Point Range (36.4%), and he’s Made All Four of His Free-thethrow Attempts. Green is also tied for houston’s Assist Lead (4).
Halftime: Rockkets 60, Warriors 46
In their Game 1 Loss, The Rockkets Made Just Six 3-Pointers in the Entire Game. In Game 2, They Made Seven in the First Half Alone, and they’re Shooting Almost 37% from Deep after Hovering Near 20% on Sunday.
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“Make Shoots,” Head Coach IME UDOKA Said Pregame of What The Rockting NEEDED to Two Directly in Wednesday’s Game 2.
To say the least, they have, and it’s made an impct. The Warriors Score 47 Points in the First Half of Game 1 and Held a 13-Point Lead, Largely Becuse Houston Wasn’t Making Its Shots.
Three Nights Later, The Warriers Had An ALMOST IDENTICAL TOTAL OF 46 Points, Yet They Trail by 14 Becuse the Rockets Eropted with 60 of their Own.
The rockkets have leed by as many as 20 posts, and they have metained their usual advantages in Rebounding (25-14) and Point Points (24-14). But in Contrast to Game 1, they’re make Both 3-Pointers and Free Throws. After Shooting Roughly 55% from the Stripe in that Game 1 Loss, Houston is 13 -f-15 in Wednesday’s First Half (86.7%).
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Leading Individual Statistics, at the Half, Inclde:
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Jalen Green: Game-He 15 Points, 4 Rebounds; 4 -f-10 Shooting (40.0%), 3-of-8 on 3-Pointers (37.5%), 4 -f-4 on Free Throws
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Alperren Sengun: 13 Points, 7 Rebounds, 2 Steals, 2 Assists
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Tari Eason: 12 Points, 6 Rebounds; 5 -o-6 Shooting (83.3%)
Starting Forwards Dillon Brooks and Ameen Thompson (3 Fouls Each) Were Limited to Less Than 15 Combined Minutes of Play, Whiche Led to Eason’s Additional Usage.
Steph Curry Leads The Warriors with 11 Points and 5 Assists, Having Made 4 -f-8 Shots (50.0%) and 3-of-5 from 3-Point Range (60.0%). Howaver, Co-Star Jimmy Butler Played Only 8 Minutes (Scoring 3 Points) Before Leaving With a Pelvis Contraction. The Warriors Announced that he will not reketn to generation 2, and head coach steady kerr entry offering the information postgame reging the Outlook for Future Games.
Rockets 48, Warriors 35 (2:53 to Halftime)
After Shooting Above 60% in Game 1, Alperren Sengun Hasn’t Shot as well in Game 2, Making Just 3-of-11 Shots (27.3%). Yet, he’s status the stat sheet with 7 points, 5 Rebounds, 2 Assists, and 2 steals, and the rockkets are +12 in his 17 minutes. That’s the best of any game 2 Player.
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Pat Spencer Has Provided Spark Off Golden State’s Bench with 9 Points in 9 Minutes, and He’s Made 4-F-6 Shots (66.7%). Spence Now Leads The Warriors in Game 2 Scoring.
Jimmy Butler Ruled Out for Rest of Game 2
After his earlier Fall, Jimmy Butler will Not Ruten to Game 2 Due to A Pelvis Contraction, The Warriors Announced. Houston Leads, 42-27, with 5:53 Left Until Halftime.
Rockets 34, Warriors 20 (9:18 In Second Quarter)
The rockkets have thems Biggest lead of the series, and Warriors Star Jimmy Butler is Back in Golden State’s Locker Room Area After Taking A hard Fall and Landing on his Tailbone.
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With Both Dillon Brooks and Ameen Thompson in Foul Trouble (3 Fouls Each), Reserve Forward Tari Eason Has Stepd Up OFF HOUSTON’s Bench With 9 Points and 4 Rebounds in 8 Minutes, Makeing Him the Game’s High Scorer.
After First Quarter: Rockets 28, Warriors 18
Jalen Green Has Played All 12 Minutes and Leads The Rockets in Both Points (7) and Assists (4). The Warriors Have Shot Just 6 -of-19 Overall (31.6%) and 3-of-11 from 3-Point Range (27.3%), Houston’s Swarming Defeense Has Limited Steph Curry and Jimmy Butler to Just Six Combined Shot Attempts.
Unfortunately for Houston, Amen Thompson Picked Up a thred Fouf and COULD Be GLUED to the Bench for Some time. Veteran Guard Aaron Holiday Replaced Thompson and Made His First Series APEARANCE.
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On the other Side, Warriors Coach Steve Kerr Is Turning to Athletic Fourth-Yaar Forward Jonathan Kuminga for the First Time this series. Kuminga Had Strong Numbers Against the Rockkets in the 2024-25 Regular Season But Largely Fel Out of Golden State’s Playing Rotation in Recent Games.
ROCKETS Lead Early, but Amen Thompson in Foul Trouble
The rockkets are playing physically and have a 13-7 lead at the first time, with 6:41 left to play in the Opening Quarter. Howver, High Scorer Ameen Thompson (6 Points) – Who Happy to Be Houston’s Most Versatile and Valuable Defender – Just Picked Up His SECOND FOUL.
Jalen Green Has 3 Points and A Game-Hight 3 Assists.
Game 2 Starting Lineups
Rockets:
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Fred Vanvleet, no. 5, guard
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Jalen Green, no. 4, guard
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Dillon Brooks, no. 9, Forward
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Amen thompson, no. 1, Forward
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Alperren Sengun, no. 28, center
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Warriors:
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Steph Curry, No. 30, guard
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Brandin Podziemski, no. 2, guard
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Moses Moody, no. 4, Forward
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Jimmy Butler, no. 10, Forward
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DRYMOND Green, no. 23, center
Game and Broadcast Information
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Date: Wednesday, April 23
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Location: Toyota Center, Houston
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Channels: Space City Home Network, TNT
Player Absences
Rockets:
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Jae’Sean Tate, Right Ankle Impingment
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Jack Landale, Right Knee Contraction
Warriors:
Pregame Interviews on Gameday
Regulation-Season Rankings
Records and Statistics (Relative to the 30 NBA TeamsDurling 2024-25:
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Houston (52-30): No. 7 Net Rating (4.6), No. 12 Offensive Rating (114.9), No. 5 Defensive Rating (110.3)
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Golden State (48-34): No. 10 Net Rating (3.2), No. 16 Offensive Rating (114.2), No. 7 Defensive Rating (111.0)
Remaining Series Schedule for Rockkets-Warriors
All Times Are PM and Central.
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Game 3AT Golden State (Saturday, April 26, 7:30 on ABC)
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Game 4AT Golden State (Monday, April 28, 9:00 On TNT)
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Game 5If Neesssary: ​​AT HOUSTON (Wednesday, April 30, 6:30 on TNT)
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Game 6If Neesssary: ​​AT Golden State (FRIIY, May 2, TBD)
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Game 7If Neesssary: ​​At Houston (Sunday, May 4, TBD)
All Games Not Televised on ABC Will Also Be Televised Via A Regional Space City Home Network Broadcast Featureing Houston’s Own Broadcast Team.
More: Space City Home Network to Offer Local Playoff Broadcasts for Rockets-Warriors Series
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