Social Media Reacts to Warriors Eliminating Rockets in Game 7

On Sunday night, the Warriors were able to keep the Rockets at arm’s length for most of Game 7, before exploding in the fourth quarter, coasting to a win in likely the grittiest series of the first round.

Buddy Hield scored a career-high 22 points in the first half, and superstar Steph Curry would go nuclear in the fourth quarter to help Golden State find just enough offense to outlast Houston.

The series was an especially physical one, with both teams trying to impose their defensive will at various points. The Warriors jumped out to what seemed an insurmountable 3-1, but the young Rockets would win two games to force Game 7. The Warriors will now move on to face Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves in Round 2.

Here's how X, formerly known as Twitter, reacted to a grindy Game 7:

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📺: @SpaceCityHN | @NBAonTNT @ReliantEnergy | #Rockets pic.twitter.com/XoMwD39YhQ
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) May 5, 2025

BRING 'EM OUT pic.twitter.com/J7Ffn6C7BB
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) May 5, 2025

Warriors zone is begging the Rockets, nay, daring the Rockets to beat them from outside

Worth noting that Houston has taken just 5 threes in this game lol
— Esfandiar Baraheni (@JustEsBaraheni) May 5, 2025

November Buddy Hield in a game 7 pic.twitter.com/yOssD25E1T
— Automatic (@automaticnba) May 5, 2025

Houston better start forcing some turnovers - you aint winning a ‘we run a play, you run a play’ half court game 7 vs Warriors.
— Chris Vernon (@ChrisVernonShow) May 5, 2025

You can't overstate how desperately the Warriors needed any role player to step up & make shots in the previous two games.

So Buddy Hield having 22 points in the first half of a Game 7 might qualify as an actual miracle.

Paying off big to play a 40% 3P shooter in this matchup.
— Carson Breber (@Carsobi) May 5, 2025

Buddy Hield has taken over this Game 7, just as we all expected.
— Steve Pierce (@PostJimmer) May 5, 2025

Amen, Fred and Alperen 9-17
Rest of the team 2-14
— Lachard Binkley (@BinkleyHoops) May 5, 2025

Buddy Buckets
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) May 5, 2025

Warriors couldn’t ask for much more than what they’ve received from their supporting cast so far.
— Drew Stevens (@Drew_H_Stevens) May 5, 2025

🤩 𝙒𝙊𝙒 Amen! pic.twitter.com/unciFSsbBO
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) May 5, 2025

If you'd said before the game that Buddy Hield and Draymond Green would be GS's leading scorers, and Steph Curry had zero points well into the 2nd quarter, I'd have assumed it was a 20-point Houston lead.
— Basketball Poetry (@bballispoetry) May 5, 2025

How does one ever watch the sport again after this pic.twitter.com/4m9Z2lfchE
— Playoff RB (@RyB_311) May 5, 2025

Rockets trail Warriors 51-39 at halftime.

They held Steph Curry scoreless until under a minute to go in the second quarter.

GSW 11/23 from three, HOU just 2/8, a +27 difference.

Rockets need to find some consistent offense or the second half is going to get ugly quick.
— Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) May 5, 2025

Amen Thompson is too good for the Rockets to relegate him off the ball. He was super important to end that first half, and Ime Udoka needs to recognize that.

If Houston is to come back with Jalen Green being a no-show, it MUST be Thompson being the featured playmaker.
— Brett Siegel (@BrettSiegelNBA) May 5, 2025

BUDDY HIELD TAKING OVER IN GAME 7 🔥

22 PTS on 6 3PM as the Warriors lead at the half!!

🍿 SECOND HALF COMING UP ON TNT https://t.co/0LYwFAsyzm pic.twitter.com/NJSdEStSNm
— NBA (@NBA) May 5, 2025

Defense into offense has always been the Rockets way pic.twitter.com/pVGXWZVvXE
— Esfandiar Baraheni (@JustEsBaraheni) May 5, 2025

win or lose this game, i love amen thompson
— jeff (@DedicationHoops) May 5, 2025

amen thompson figuring out how to harness his athleticism in real time is crazy

he is getting more and more comfortable with his attacking angles and finishing
— Vinay K. (@vkillem) May 5, 2025

Amen Thompson and Alperen Sengun are trying to will the Rockets back into this game.
— Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) May 5, 2025

Amen Thompson is PUTTING THE TEAM ON HIS BACK
— Jake (@SuperiorNBA) May 5, 2025

Sometimes there’s just inexplicable basketball players and Amen is one https://t.co/0EbJZpvB82
— Derek Parker (@DParkOK) May 5, 2025

Offensive foul on Dillon Brooks.

After all the contact being let go in this game to call THAT foul is comical.
— Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) May 5, 2025

This was against a completely set defense 🤯 pic.twitter.com/DPqlO2JknJ
— Steph Noh (@StephNoh) May 5, 2025

i know stephen curry only has 3 made shots but i don't think any of them have been normal.
— Steve Jones Jr. (@stevejones20) May 5, 2025

You just want Jabari Smith Jr on your team. pic.twitter.com/lHlpefhW6U
— Esfandiar Baraheni (@JustEsBaraheni) May 5, 2025

Warriors 3-man game between Dray, Jimmy and Steph is impossible when Draymond ACTUALLY takes layups. pic.twitter.com/d6dO87LMEa
— Esfandiar Baraheni (@JustEsBaraheni) May 5, 2025

Amen Thompson scored or assisted on 17 of the Rockets’ 23 points in the third quarter.

However, the Warriors still lead the Rockets 70-62 heading into the final 12 minutes of Game 7.

Who will advance to the Western Conference Semifinals to play the Timberwolves?
— Brett Siegel (@BrettSiegelNBA) May 5, 2025

The Warriors finally ISO'd Curry. TWICE.
— Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) May 5, 2025

LOL Steph is about to send Houston home yet again in the playoffs pic.twitter.com/75LgfBEL3E
— Shane Young (@YoungNBA) May 5, 2025

Think something happened to Amen Thompson on that last Steph Curry three.

You never see him die on a play like that.

He was VERY slow walking back to the Rockets bench.
— Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) May 5, 2025

Amen's calf injury in the fourth quarter pic.twitter.com/qPGhG4366R
— ClutchFans (@clutchfans) May 5, 2025

Buddy Buddy's got 25!

📺 @NBCSAuthentic pic.twitter.com/y00Y9SLlhs
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) May 5, 2025

Jalen Green is just very disappointing, man. I’ll leave it at that.
— Shane Young (@YoungNBA) May 5, 2025

My goodness — Special 2nd half from Steph here finding a bunch of different ways to carve up the Rockets

Evading that blitz for the layup was special
— Esfandiar Baraheni (@JustEsBaraheni) May 5, 2025

Not a very good game from Alperen Sengun
— Esfandiar Baraheni (@JustEsBaraheni) May 5, 2025

Before people go "his conditioning!" over this, the Rockets are asking A LOT of Alperen Sengun on both sides of the floor.

His defense and rebounding have been phenomenal, and he's also going up against one of the greatest defenders of all-time. https://t.co/S3zPdcOBAb
— Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) May 5, 2025

ok we're done here. what the heck.
— Nekias (Nuh-KY-us) Duncan (@NekiasNBA) May 5, 2025

17 made 3s for the Warriors, 15 attempted 3s for the Rockets. Hard to win when the other team makes more 3s than you even tried.
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) May 5, 2025

Stephen Curry says goodnight to Ime Udoka and the Houston Rockets. Better luck next time. pic.twitter.com/bdfgv2H7KS
— Shane Young (@YoungNBA) May 5, 2025

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— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) May 5, 2025

crazy they gotta see Ant Man in 46 hours
— Brett Usher (@UsherNBA) May 5, 2025