On Sunday, April 24th, The Golden State Warriors played the Houston Rockets in the 1st round of the NBA playoffs. This game was very close the whole time with both teams not scoring a lot with the Warriors scoring 18 in the 1st quarter, 29 in the second quarter, 22 in the third quarter, and 26 in the 4th quarter. The Rockets didn’t score much either, scoring 21 in the 1st quarter, 13 in the second quarter, 26 in the third quarter, and 25 in the 4th quarter. The final score of this game was 95-85 with the warriors getting the win to make the series 1-0 in favor of the warriors. For the Warriors, their leading scorer was Steph Curry who had 31 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists. They also had Jimmy Butler who had 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. For the Rockets, their leading scorer was Alperen Sengun who had 26 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. They also had Dillon Brooks who had 11 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists. The Warriors will look to keep the momentum going for game 2 and make the series 2-0. Game 2 will be played on Wednesday, April 23rd at 9:30 on TnT.
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