The Warriors 107-115 Rockets, Cole s change caused controversy, and this game explained 5 facts!

On May 3, 2025, the NBA playoffs ushered in a focus showdown, with the Warriors facing the Rockets' challenge at home, which is also the sixth matchup in the playoff series between the two sides. In the first five games of the series, the Warriors took a 3-2 lead. In this game, the Warriors adjusted their starting lineup again and sent five starting lineups of Curry, Butler, Hilder, Payton Jr. and Mengmeng Green, but did not receive any miraculous effects. In today's game, the two sides played hard in the first three quarters, but at the critical moment of the final quarter, the Warriors were weak and finally lost to the Rockets again 107-115. The series score reached 3-3, and the tiebreak battle between the two sides will be held in Houston. With the end of this game, five facts are also explained!

1. The Rockets' most stable performance in key battles is Van Vreet

. It has to be said that veterans are more reliable in key battles. In both of the last two games, Van Vritte has performed very well and has performed very competitively. When facing elimination in the last game, Van Vritte stood up in time and scored 8 of 13 shots, helping the Rockets successfully win a game. In today's game, Van Vritte got into the state early again, helping the team to take the lead for a long time. In the whole game, Van Vreet made 7 of 13 shots, including 6 of 9 three-pointers, 8 of 8 free throws, and 28 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. He became the team's main contributor to winning the game. He is still the Rockets' most stable player.

2. Curry and Butler tried their best, but they still couldn't stop the defeat. After returning to home, Curry and Butler swept away the gloom of the last slump and showed their full strength today. Among them, Curry made 9 of 23 shots, including 6 of 16 three-pointers and 5 of 6 free throws, scoring 29 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals; Butler made 7 of 17 shots, including 1 of 6 three-pointers and 12 of 14 free throws, scoring 27 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. Curry and Butler both tried their best when the starter other players fell into a downturn. Unfortunately, when the Rockets opened the score in the last quarter, Curry and Butler were no longer magically under strict prevention, and failed to help the team continue their firepower, and eventually swallowed the bitter fruit of failure.

3. Jaylen Green is still in a downturn

For Jaylen Green in this playoffs, he must have suffered a lot. Although he had a 38-point performance in a single game, he only had that highlight performance, and he struggled in the rest of the game. In today's game, Jaylen Green still failed to find his offensive form. He made 3 of 11 shots, including 1 of 6 three-pointers and 5 of 6 free throws, scoring 12 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and his performance was still sluggish. In the two games where the stars most need to stand up, Jaylen Green was directly invisible, which was obviously not the performance that a core and leader should have.

4. The two teams have a big free throw gap

Although the Rockets are the team with the worst free throw shooting percentage this year, their ability to make free throws is not bad. Before today's game, the Rockets averaged 26.6 free throws per game, ranking second in the league. In today's game, the Rockets once again demonstrated their true nature as a strong team in free throws. In the whole game, the Rockets received a total of 46 free throws and hit 33 of them. The Warriors only received 22 free throws and hit 18 of them. Although the Rockets' free throw shooting percentage is not as good as the Warriors, the huge gap in the number of free throws between the two teams has also become one of the important factors affecting the game.

5. It was a failure to enter the starting lineup at the same time with Payton Jr.

I have to say that Cole was really too lazy today. He directly put the starting lineup at the same time with Payton Jr. today, which was really a failure decision. Faced with the Rockets, which has a huge inside advantage, the Warriors have a five-square-square lineup, which also makes the team passive. In today's game, Hilder delivered a war criminal performance. In the whole game, Hilder played for 16 minutes, made 0 of 4 shots, including 0 of 4 three-pointers, and no points were scored. For pitchers like Hield, once they feel lost, he will have no effect. Payton Jr. didn't play the role of a surprise, and only contributed 5 points and 3 rebounds. And Cole put Hilde and Payton Jr. into the starting lineup at the same time today, which was really a failure!

Who do you think the Warriors and the Rockets can win the final victory in the game?