When the Warriors needed it most, Buddy Hield delivered a career night to defeat Houston and send Golden State into the second round.

With Steph Curry uncharacteristically quiet in the first half of Game 7 contest against the Houston Rockets, another sharpshooter stepped up got the Golden State Warriors. In the first half against the Rockets, Buddy Hield caught fire in Game 7 on Sunday.

The Warriors entered the locker room up 51-39, mostly thanks to 22 points from a red-hot Hield. With the Rockets successfully stifling Batman (Curry) and Robin (Jimmy Butler III), Alfred knocked down six of his seven 3-point attempts before intermission.