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There are some heroes behind the Warriors promotion? Two starters exploded, and Cole s formation change effect is average

9:17pm, 11 May 2025Basketball

The playoff matches this year are all over, and the last group of them meets, the Warriors win the Rockets away, and the Warriors win all the past five playoff matches, which can be regarded as blood suppression. Warriors double stars Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler both performed very well, but they just kept the bottom line and the output of their teammates around them should not be underestimated.

Obviously, the Warriors have completed their promotion and have their own heroes behind the scenes. The two starting deputys ushered in an explosion. The first to be the one who was hit is definitely Buddy Hilde. In the first six games of the series, Buddy Hilde performed very unstable and basically didn't come in use. But in this game, the Warriors coaching staff still trusted Buddy Hilde very much. He also proved himself with his brave performance. Buddy Hilde made 12 of 15 shots, scoring the game-high 33 points, especially his touch was very hot on the outside, with a total of 9 three-pointers. Obviously, the Rockets seemed a little lack of preparation for Buddy Heard's outbreak, and put all the defensive resources on Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler. Unexpectedly, Buddy Heard became the one who really defeated them.

Draymond Green is also not vague. Like Buddy Hilde, he got 15 mobile phone calls, which is rare now. Obviously, the Rockets' defensive strategy is to short the Warriors' other players except for dual-core, but Draymond Green has no plan except for the outside shot, and only scored 2 goals in 8 attempts outside the three-point line. Overall, he performed well. He scored 16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, and the +18 plus or negative value is also ranked first among all players. No wonder the Warriors have always kept Draymond Green, which is really easy to use in the playoffs.

Of course, even if the Warriors laughed the last time, to be fair, the effect of coach Steve Cole's formation change is actually quite average. Before the start of the tiebreak, Steve Cole said that Kevin Rooney would increase his playing time, but he only played in the tiebreak for 11 minutes. Apart from grabbing 4 rebounds, Kevin Rooney did not contribute much. His presence and effect were much worse than that.

Another player is Jonathan Kumingga. In fact, for a long time, many media and fans have been complaining about Jonathan Kumingga, believing that the Warriors abandoning him is questionable. But from this tiebreak battle, we can see that Jonathan Cumingga has limited positive influence on the playoff stage. It is certainly gratifying that the Warriors advance to the second round of the Western Conference, but there are probably many problems that need to be solved next when fighting the Timberwolves.

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