A day after an emotional players-only meeting, Buddy Hield became an unlikely playoff hero for the Warriors, leading the team early in Game 7 against the Rockets before Stephen Curry took over late.

HOUSTON (AP) Buddy Hield became an unlikely playoff hero for the Golden State Warriors, leading the team early in Game 7 against the Houston Rockets before Stephen Curry took over late.

Buddy Hield scored 33 points, Stephen Curry tallied 19 of his 22 points in the second half, and the Golden State Warriors rode a stifling defensive performance to a 103-89 road victory over the ...

Before Buddy Hield came to the rescue in the second straight playoff game for the Golden State Warriors, he had a brief wardrobe hiccup after putting on the wrong shorts that resulted in his team ...

According to Warriors guard Buddy Hield, the trio of stars led a player’s meeting once the team touched down in Houston ahead of Game 7 on Sunday that served as a get-your-mind-right moment for ...

Buddy Hield is the Warriors biggest X factor. ... "I'm going to utter some words that have never been spoken before by anyone on Earth," Kerr told his team in the postgame locker room.

These Warriors are now 5-0 in playoff series against the Rockets since 2015, and Curry has provided the death knell for Houston before. But Hield deserved the honors this year.

HOUSTON (AP) — Buddy Hield became an unlikely playoff hero for the Golden State Warriors, leading the team early in Game 7 against the Houston Rockets before Stephen Curry took over late.