Warriors' Buddy Hield Forced to Make Immediate Wardrobe Change in Game 1 vs. Timberwolves

For much of the season, and indeed throughout much of the first round of the playoffs, Warriors guard Buddy Hield was valued as both a good shooter and a good locker room presence. The affable Bahamian was jokingly "introduced" to Stephen Curry by Steve Kerr late in the regular season, as a reminder from Kerr to pass the ball once in a while. 

And during the Rockets series, when Jimmy Butler sat out Game 3 and the Warriors still managed a win, Butler posted an image with a caption that thanked Curry and everyone on the Warriors for the win, "except Buddy," Butler said. 

But in Game 7 of the Houston series, on the Rockets' home floor, Hield was lights-out, scoring 33 points on 12-for-15 shooting. 

“Being in the zone is very spiritual,” Hield said. “It’s just you and that rim, the net and the ball, and you’re figuring it out. Sometimes, you put everything up and it just goes in. It’s being at peace with your game.”