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.

But mostly, Buddy Hield played the game of his professional life. Hield poured in six 3-pointers en route to 22 first-half points, accounting for nearly 50% of Golden State's offense through the first two quarters and what could only be described as a sigh-of-relief halftime margin.

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.