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.

Remember when Buddy Hield’s biggest playoff related thing was how he had played 600 games without making a postseason? I think those days are in the past.

The Warriors were singing Buddy Hield's praises after his huge Game 7 performance. Even Jimmy Butler reluctantly gave Hield credit.