Throughout the first two games of the series, VanVleet has not made a huge impact. In Game 1, he scored 10 points to go along with seven assists. He followed up that performance with seven points, six rebounds, three steals, two assists, and a block in Game 2.

Warriors star Draymond Green had a combustible face-to-face altercation with Rockets guard Fred VanVleet in Houston’s 109-94 win, where it took about a dozen coaches and players to separate the two. Green could be seen inaudibly yelling at VanVleet while the Rockets guard held his ground in a 99-80 game with 5:23 remaining in the fourth quarter.

The Houston Rockets were able to tie the series against the Golden State Warriors in Game 2, winning 109-94. It was a game that the Rockets controlled from the beginning of the game, and they definitely started to take off once Jimmy Butler went out early with a pelvic contusion.