{"id":58286,"date":"2025-05-03T09:03:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T09:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=58286"},"modified":"2025-05-03T09:04:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T09:04:05","slug":"steven-adams-new-nickname-surfaces-after-dominant-game-vs-golden-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=58286","title":{"rendered":"Steven Adams&#8217; New Nickname Surfaces After Dominant Game vs. Golden State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/5dP4hEcNYw3gGAjTHkA_RKMJKTE=\/1400x1050\/filters:format(jpeg)\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25541441\/usa_today_22297132.jpg\" alt=\"NBA Analysis: What will be Steven Adams impact for the Rockets this season? - The Dream Shake\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/houston-rockets\/\">Houston Rockets<\/a>\u00a0sent their series with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\/\">Golden State Warriors<\/a>\u00a0to a Game 7 on Friday night with a 115-107 win that saw the veteran guard-center duo of Fred VanVleet and Steven Adams lead the way for coach Ime Udoka&#8217;s team.<\/p>\n<p>Adams feasted on the small-ball Warriors to the tune of 17 points, five rebounds and three blocked shots while VanVleet once again showed his championship mettle with 29 points, eight rebounds and eight assists on the evening.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, VanVleet pulled a new nickname out of his hat to share with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\">NBA<\/a>\u00a0world as he gave Adams his props for a job well done.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Man he&#8217;s the ultimate, man, he&#8217;s just an enforcer down there, like a big caveman in this era of small basketball, old big just roughing everybody up, man he&#8217;s impacting us on another level, historical level honestly,&#8221; Fred VanVleet said about Adams.<\/p>\n<p>The former Raptors NBA champion added that Adams needs some rest, hydration and a big steak in time for Game 7.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;We gotta get him some rest &#8230; get him hydrated [and] get him a big steak.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Fred VanVleet has a very specific recovery formula in mind for Steven Adams \ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/79ig4psux1\">pic.twitter.com\/79ig4psux1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNNBA\/status\/1918525200582262996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We gotta do it again,&#8221; VanVleet added.<\/p>\n<p>The Rockets and Warriors will decide their first round series with in Game 7 in Houston on Sunday night; tip-off is set for 8:30 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-embed-card--list\">\n<div class=\"m-card--media\"><a class=\"m-card--image-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/detroit-pistons\/nfl-star-hilariously-photo-bombed-by-young-fan-at-nba-playoff-game\" rel=\"\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_220\/MjE0NjMyODk0ODcyNjkyNTE2\/brown.webp 220w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_320\/MjE0NjMyODk0ODcyNjkyNTE2\/brown.webp 320w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_640\/MjE0NjMyODk0ODcyNjkyNTE2\/brown.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"220px\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_220\/MjE0NjMyODk0ODcyNjkyNTE2\/brown.jpg 220w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_320\/MjE0NjMyODk0ODcyNjkyNTE2\/brown.jpg 320w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_640\/MjE0NjMyODk0ODcyNjkyNTE2\/brown.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"220px\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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