Led by 33 points from Buddy Hield, Golden State had three 20-point scorers in a Game 7 for the first time in franchise history. Stephen Curry added 22 points, 13 of which came in the fourth quarter, while Jimmy Butler III had 20. Amen Thompson led the Rockets with 24 points.

But mostly, Buddy Hield played the game of his professional life. Hield poured in six 3-pointers en route to 22 first-half points, accounting for nearly 50% of Golden State's offense through the first two quarters and what could only be described as a sigh-of-relief halftime margin.