The Golden State Warriors are going to surmount a playoff run and their catalyst Draymond Green is going to find every possible angle to allow himself to play right on the edge of productivity and suspension.

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.

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