NBA Playoffs: Warriors stun Rockets, Cavaliers blow out Heat

The Golden State Warriors recorded 95-85 away victory over the Houston Rockets in Game 1 of the first-round playoff series.

With 31 points from Curry, the Warriors jumped out to a big lead and kept it to defeat the Rockets.

Curry made 5 of 9 3-pointers, was 12 of 19 from the field, and dazzled his teammates with a few circus shots that sent the bench into a frenzy.

After being acquired from Miami in February, Jimmy Butler made his postseason debut for the Warriors, contributing 25 points, seven rebounds, six assists, and five steals.

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Houston will host Game 2 of the best-of-seven series on Wednesday night.

Alperen Sengun scored 26 points in his first career postseason game for the Rockets, who made their first postseason appearance since 2020. However, VanVleet and Jalen Green struggled, shooting just 7 of 34 shots.

The Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 121-116 on Tuesday night in the Play-In Tournament, guaranteeing them a postseason berth.

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Miami Heat 121-100 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series, with Donovan Mitchell scoring 30 points and Ty Jerome scoring 16 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter.

Mitchell tied Michael Jordan, who had two seven-game streaks, with his seventh consecutive series in which he scored at least 30 points in Game 1.

Tyler Herro scored 21 points and Bam Adebayo scored 24 for the Heat.