Houston - You will feel any chance of the Golden State Warriors rubbing their opponent's nose in success, the same as the pursuit of winning - the ability to quiet the arena, leaving fans wearing red shirts, angry and frustrated.

Yes, again, Houston, the Warriors are always your problem.

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Perhaps the Warriors should claim that he coined the phrase Rudy Tomjanovich in 1995 after the Rockets finished an incredible title.

"Never underestimate the heart of the champion."

After all, the Warriors have taken everything else that seems to belong to this franchise over the years. Golden State caused another disappointment in Game 7 of the first round series Sunday night, winning 103-89 at the Toyota Center.

These fighters are different from the championship year, and Tand Hey is not like a favorite on the road, especially after losing two consecutive games in an inappropriate way. There are too many unproven players, there are too many Steve Kerr, and Steve Kerr can't rely entirely on the night. Now, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green are more difficult to occupy a game on the call.

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But if you put accountability on one side and focus on the other, they can combine these two elements to run-in victory and advance to the second round for the second time in three years.

Sure, Green was underperformed in Game 6, when the Warriors could finish the series and take a few days off before heading to Minneapolis.

But speaking to his wife, friends and college coaches and listening to some old-fashioned 90s R&Bs, his mind came together after losing his peace on Friday when he knocked Jalen Green on his head for four minutes in the game.

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"I've been embarrassed about what the game has been paying for the last two days," Draymond Green said. "I've been dying since the last game and need to step out of the floor and prove who I am. One thing about this league, you've never proved who you are until it's done, it's completely done."

Green had to turn Alperenşengün and Steven Adams out, but more importantly, he had to blame, even even Game 7 when he started speaking to his teammates at a team dinner the night before.

"They want me to speak, I have something to say. The most important thing is, call yourself." "You can't go into Game 7, and hope that people can catch up with our previous games instead of solving this problem. You can't be a leader, and you can't be responsible."

“When your S* smells smelly, you call out others, it’s better to say when you want to say it too.”

He grabbed six rebounds but kept the Rockets away from a second chance, allowing the smallest guard on the court to lead the team's rebounds as Curry had 10.

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Curry put everything in his bag early on, but he promoted his convenience, created space for everyone else, and did small things - despite only 22 points, was able to claim witchcraft on this Rockets franchise, with an average average of 32.6 for his seventh game of his career.

"If I tried to play the hero too early and the shot didn't drop, it could kill our entire rhythm," Curry said.

His goal was a turnover and his team kept moving forward until the minute remained.

"I missed a couple in the first half, maybe two simple couples, and you start thinking about your shot," Curry said. "But you look at the score."

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The Warriors won because the Rockets couldn't call any attack, as Buddy Hield used every corner of the Rockets' perimeter defense to knock out nine of 11 11 goals for a quarter of the second quarter, when the Warriors beat three in the fourth quarter and a fourth time when they quit.

Jimmy Butler joins Green to fight against the big guy on the board, play football and fight against it, and if you don't know anything better, you think he'll be in all these championships, all of these runs can be taken.

Butler's corner 3 had 1:45 left in the third inning and rushed the Rockets, causing the Warriors to lift six. He scored 20 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Those small and big shows are the reasons why he wore the Warriors uniform.

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"I'm not my own person, thus giving my guy a lot of confidence," Butler said. "It's part of what I've been leading for years. And I haven't done that in the first six games."

Veterinarians seem to be the explanation for all key production, as only Kevon Looney scored on the bench. Game 7 is for the veterinarians, and although the Rockets have several admirable veterinarians, they stare and see the curry, green and Butler along the way.

"It's a common theme among all these guys, it's their common ground. It's their competitive power and how much they like to play, compete, win as they go through it," Kerr said. "I'm shocked by the fact that these guys continue to get stuck year after year."

Much of this playoff marathon comes down to concentration. The team will play every other day between exchange venues, and all the emotional and physical exhaustion that is incorporated into every playoff.

It's hard to be sure, but Kerr can tell his team is actually ready for the test - you can't wait a moment because the Warriors have too much time, but it's undoubtedly a test of determination. He kept saying “game planning discipline.”

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The hint of the baby-face charm that would have been introduced into the world so many years ago when you look at Curry's face, but we all know he hopes to cut all hope in the building.

We don't know in Game 7 11 years ago.

Even if he didn't know how much concentration needed when the then-unproven but talented Warriors competed against Chris Paul-Blake Griffin River Los Angeles Clippers in the first round classic, this is what we've seen in the next decade.

"We've been in the first half and feel good about ourselves," Curry said in that game. When the Warriors led by eight points, they then lost five. "And we're kind of being physically, hard-nosed basketball. That's the essence of the whole series. Very similar to this series.

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“Talent, skills, either something that comes naturally, or experience representation and figure out how to manage the game mentally, emotionally and physically.”

He noted that the Warriors gave up four-pointers at the opening ceremony of Game 6 fourth quarter, evidence that they did not concentrate on their skills that night.

But Curry has it all Sunday, even though he was hunted by Amen Thompson, even if Dillon Brooks tried his best to hit Curry's injured thumb. By the time Curry finally found the daylight, he fired three times from 30 feet because Steven Adams forgot the rules. You can't give the curry a piece of daylight, not even from the distance, even with 35 seconds left in the first half.

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Curry held his hand up to the sky as if saying, "Last." Then it began.

It goes into Minnesota where hungry rather than naive Timberwolves are waiting. Another challenge for the veterinarian, which is another chance to yell through the other’s corridor, which is another chance to quiet loud buildings.