Green: I was wrong, but I changed it! Rockets: Don t change it, brother!

The veterans of the Warriors are still a mountain that the Rockets cannot cross.

Stephen Curry once again played the role of veterans, leading the Golden State Warriors to eliminate the young Rockets 103-89 away in Game 7 of the first round of the playoffs, giving Houston a blow.

For the Warriors, this is not only a victory, but also a "traditional skill" of the old martial arts team against the rookie team: quiet the opponent's home court, making the fans in red-jacketed furious and leave early. The "power to humiliate your opponent" in their bones is as strong as their obsession with victory.

If the famous saying when the Rockets won the championship in 1995, "Never underestimate the heart of a champion" is still exciting today, then the Warriors are fully qualified to "replicate" it. Because of this team, almost all the highlights belonging to the Rockets were taken away.

Although this Warriors are no longer the champion team that swept the league back then, they have an "old heart" that can persist better than anyone else and understand the rhythm of the game better.

Draymond Green's loss of control in Game 6 made him feel guilty. He admitted that he was fully responsible for the loss - head-bumping Jaylen Green, emotional out of control, a series of mistakes. In order to adjust his status, he chatted with friends and listened to R&B in the 1990s before pulling himself back from the brink of collapse. At the team dinner before Game 7, he even publicly criticized himself, vowing to be responsible for this "life and death game".

And he did. Although the data is not impressive (6 rebounds), he perfectly limits the Rockets' chances of a second offense. What's even more interesting is that Curry had the most rebounds in the game. He grabbed 10, and even the inside players were willing to give up the disadvantage. Although Curry only scored 22 points, far lower than his 32.6-point average in the past seventh game, he dominated the game from beginning to end. He calmed down and did not grab the hero's ball, and used reasonable choices to drag down the Rockets' rhythm. He said it very clearly: "If I force myself in advance, it will only disrupt our rhythm."

Except Curry, Buddy Hilder was fully fired and accurately punished the Rockets' loose outside defense. Jimmy Butler also did enough "dirty work" and used a key bottom corner three-pointer to resolve the Rockets' counterattack. With 20 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in the game, he once again proved that the temperament of the championship is really contagious.

The Warriors veterans were launched together again at a critical moment, writing their experience and calmness into the game script. Compared with the Rockets' youthful impetus, they are more like a group of "playoff hunters".

Curry said that this concentration is not born, but is polished through competitions year after year. "If you want to control the game, you have to adjust your mental, emotional and physical fitness to the best state."

Now, the Warriors' playoff marathon has taken another big step, and the next stop is the Minnesota Timberwolves - this young team is no longer naive, waiting to be "classed" again.

Curry is ready to shut up the home fans with three points. Behind that familiar smile was the man who could silence the whole audience.