The Golden State Warriors completed the victory to avoid a repeat of the 2016 NBA finals, as the two-seed Houston Rockets couldn’t come back from a 3-1 series deficit. After losing Game 6, Buddy Hield scored 33 points to give the San Francisco franchise a season-defining win in Game 7.

Meanwhile, the Nuggets dominated the Clippers 120-101 to set up a second-round clash with Western Conference top seeds Oklahoma City Thunder. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

They won their group in the NBA Cup, taking down both of the favorites in the Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Clippers. They then broke a long losing streak against the Golden State Warriors in the quarterfinals and advanced to Las Vegas.