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Steph Curry, Draymond Green Were So Fired Up After Warriors Survived Game 7 vs. Rockets

The superstar teammates put another Game 7 win in the books on Sunday.

Liam McKeone

Curry and Green combined for 38 points to lift the Warriors
Curry and Green combined for 38 points to lift the Warriors / Troy Taormina-Imagn Images
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Buddy Hield was the star for the Golden State Warriors in Game 7 against the Houston Rockets, but the franchise bedrock of Steph Curry and Draymond Green did their part in the victory.

Curry was kept nearly scoreless in the first half but blew up in the final two quarters to finish with 22 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter to pair with his signature "night night" celebration. Green, conversely, started unusually hot from the field but faded down the stretch as the Rockets mixed up their defensive coverages; he was still irreplaceable defensively and finished with three combined steals and blocks.

After they finished off the 103-89 victory to move onto the second round, cameras caught Curry and Green's incredibly fired up reactions to winning another Game 7 as they headed to the Golden State locker room.

What a scene. The Curry-Green partnership will go down in NBA lore as one of the most dangerous postseason combinations in history. The Rockets were reminded of that the hard way on Sunday.

Curry and Green will next take the floor against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.

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LIAM MCKEONE

Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead. In addition to his work as a writer, he has hosted the Press Pass Podcast covering sports media and The Big Stream covering pop culture. A graduate of Fordham University, he is always up for a good debate and enjoys loudly arguing about sports, rap music, books and video games. McKeone has been a member of the National Sports Media Association since 2020.

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