Rockets force Game 7 in Houston as Fred VanVleet bests Warriors and Steph Curry, again

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Ben DuBose, Rockets Wire

Sat, May 3, 2025 ·

5 min read

Veteran Rockets guard Fred VanVleet outdueled Warriors counterpart Steph Curry for a third consecutive game as Houston won Friday's Game 6 at Golden State, 115-107 ( box score ). After a slow start to the series, VanVleet has been magnificent in recent days .

With the victory, the Rockets tied their best-of-seven, first-round playoff series against the Warriors at three games apiece. Based on their superior record in the NBA's 2024-25 regular season, a decisive, winner-take-all Game 7 will take place Sunday night at Houston's Toyota Center.

Statistical standouts for both teams included:

Fred VanVleet: 29 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists; 7-of-13 shooting (53.8%), 6-of-9 on 3-pointers (66.7%), 9-of-9 on free throws
Alperen Sengun : 21 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals; 8-of-20 shooting (40.0%), 5-of-7 free throws (71.4%)
Steven Adams : 17 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks; 4-of-4 shooting, 9-of-16 on free throws (56.3%)
Amen Thompson : 14 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals; 5-of-13 shooting (38.5%), 4-of-6 on 3-pointers (66.7%)
Steph Curry: 29 points, 7 rebounds; 9-of-23 shooting (39.1%), 6-of-16 on 3-pointers (37.5%)
Jimmy Butler : 27 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists; 7-of-17 shooting (41.2%), 12-of-14 on free throws (85.7%)

The Rockets limited Golden State to 15-of-49 shooting from 3-point range (30.6%), while Houston made an efficient 12-of-30 (40.0%) from deep. Led by Sengun and Adams inside, Houston won the rebounding battle decisively, 62-51.

For Houston, it was just the second playoff victory at Golden State in franchise history (now 2-13). The first was Game 4 of the 2018 Western Conference finals.

Game 6 Highlights

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Rockets-Warriors in 2025 NBA Playoffs

Game 1: Warriors 95, Rockets 85 ( Golden State leads, 1-0 )
Game 2: Rockets 109, Warriors 94 ( Series tied, 1-1 )
Game 3: Warriors 104, Rockets 93 ( Golden State leads, 2-1 )
Game 4: Warriors 109, Rockets 106 ( Golden State leads, 3-1 )
Game 5: Rockets 131, Warriors 116 ( Golden State leads, 3-2 )
Game 6: Rockets 115, Warriors 107 (Series tied, 3-3)
Game 7: at Houston (Sunday, May 4, 7:30 p.m. Central on TNT)

All first-round games not televised on ABC are also televised via a regional Space City Home Network broadcast featuring Houston’s own broadcast team .

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