But they got plenty of offensive contributions from others afterward, and it was enough for a 99-88 win. Buddy Hield led them in scoring with 24 points, and Draymond Green praised his teammates as only he could. He said that Jimmy Butler became the leading man and Hield became a second banana by making an analogy to the Batman franchise.

With the NBA all-time 3-point leader Stephen Curry sidelined by a hamstring injury, the Warriors struggled to establish their long-range game.

Buddy Hield came up big in the first Game 7 of his NBA career, scoring 33 points to propel the Golden State Warriors to victory over Houston.