Buddy Hield gave the Warriors a 102-101 lead on a sidestep 3-pointer with 3:18 left in the fourth quarter, the hosts’ first lead in six minutes. Butler pushed it to a three-point advantage with a tough layup over two defenders a minute later.

You'll remember Draymond Green for a lot of things. One of them is plays like Monday's game-sealer against Alperen Şengün and the Rockets.

In a game that wound up being decided by three points, just about every individual possession was crucial. And each bucket Podziemski, Hield or even Quinten Post (who added two triples of his own) hit felt like momentum shifters (or intensifiers).