Golden State escapes with a 109–106 win, Butler turns up the heat, and Houston fans file an emotional damage report.
If this game had any more drama, it’d be airing on HBO with a spoiler warning.
The Golden State Warriors narrowly avoided a full-blown Texas ambush, edging out the Rockets 109–106 in Game 4 to take a 3–1 series lead. The phrase “barely legal” comes to mind—and we’re talking about the defense.
Jimmy Butler is somehow still functioning with a “minor pelvic issue,” which clearly just means “activated playoff mode.” He dropped 27, most of them while being triple-teamed, insulted, and fouled—sometimes simultaneously.
Brandin Podziemski had the audacity to play like Steph Curry with a TikTok account. He drained six threes, did a tiny skip after every make, and generally looked like the final boss of every basketball anime.
Draymond Green, not one to let a playoff game go by without attempting to reinvent the rulebook, picked up a flagrant that was somehow also a motivational speech to the team.
Meanwhile, Dillon Brooks was busy doing Dillon Brooks things—hitting wild shots, talking to ghosts, and then turning the ball over in the final minute like it was part of his villain origin story.
Alperen Şengün was the actual adult in the room for Houston, dropping 31 and trying to hold everything together with duct tape and rebounds. It wasn’t enough.
Oh, and the shot clock broke for over a minute. Nobody noticed. The game was already that unhinged.
With the series now 3–1, the Rockets are officially in “it’s not over unless someone tweets a crying emoji” territory. The Warriors? One win away from turning this series into a team documentary called “We Meant To Do That.”
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