{"id":273510,"date":"2025-04-07T02:25:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T02:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/07\/houston-rockets-vs-golden-state-warriors-player-stats-and-box-score-april-6\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:57","slug":"houston-rockets-vs-golden-state-warriors-player-stats-and-box-score-april-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/07\/houston-rockets-vs-golden-state-warriors-player-stats-and-box-score-april-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors player stats and box score (April 6)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4862631\" data-slug-id=\"2461090\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A major Western Conference showdown took place on Sunday night as the No. 2 Houston Rockets visited the red-hot No. 5 Golden State Warriors in what could be a playoff preview. Both teams entered the game riding winning streaks, with the Rockets having won two straight and the Warriors five.<\/p>\n<p>Below is the box score for the Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors game.<\/p>\n<h2>Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors box score<\/h2>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"march-madness-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/march-madness-logo.png\" height=\"42\" width=\"99\" alt=\"march madness logo\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<h3>Houston Rockets player stats<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/table\">\n<table xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-baot=\"1\" id=\"save-dynamic-table\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"148\"\/>\n<col width=\"40\"\/>\n<col width=\"30\"\/>\n<col width=\"32\"\/>\n<col width=\"35\"\/>\n<col width=\"31\"\/>\n<col width=\"34\"\/>\n<col width=\"35\"\/>\n<col width=\"31\"\/>\n<col width=\"34\"\/>\n<col width=\"34\"\/>\n<col width=\"31\"\/>\n<col width=\"34\"\/>\n<col width=\"40\"\/>\n<col width=\"31\"\/>\n<col width=\"31\"\/>\n<col width=\"32\"\/>\n<col width=\"31\"\/>\n<col width=\"31\"\/>\n<col width=\"40\"\/>\n<col width=\"31\"\/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>PLAYER<\/td>\n<td>MIN<\/td>\n<td>PTS<\/td>\n<td>REB<\/td>\n<td>AST<\/td>\n<td>FGM<\/td>\n<td>FGA<\/td>\n<td>FG%<\/td>\n<td>3PM<\/td>\n<td>3PA<\/td>\n<td>3P%<\/td>\n<td>FTM<\/td>\n<td>FTA<\/td>\n<td>FT%<\/td>\n<td>OREB<\/td>\n<td>DREB<\/td>\n<td>STL<\/td>\n<td>BLK<\/td>\n<td>TO<\/td>\n<td>PF<\/td>\n<td>=+\/-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dillon Brooks<\/td>\n<td>13:30<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>71.4<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>50.0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>50.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Amen Thompson<\/td>\n<td>14:14<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>37.5<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alperen Sengun<\/td>\n<td>19:51<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>55.6<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>25.0<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jalen Green<\/td>\n<td>15:51<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>28.6<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>-7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fred VanVleet<\/td>\n<td>17:59<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>25.0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>50.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tari Eason<\/td>\n<td>12:41<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>16.7<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jabari Smith Jr.<\/td>\n<td>13:21<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>80.0<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>66.7<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Steven Adams<\/td>\n<td>07:11<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aaron Holiday<\/td>\n<td>05:22<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>50.0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>50.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TOTALS<\/td>\n<td\/>\n<td>51<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>49<\/td>\n<td>44.9<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>33.3<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>22.2<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<h3>Golden State Warriors player stats<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/table\">\n<table xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-baot=\"1\" id=\"save-dynamic-table\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"148\"\/>\n<col width=\"40\"\/>\n<col width=\"30\"\/>\n<col width=\"32\"\/>\n<col width=\"35\"\/>\n<col width=\"31\"\/>\n<col width=\"34\"\/>\n<col width=\"35\"\/>\n<col width=\"31\"\/>\n<col width=\"34\"\/>\n<col width=\"34\"\/>\n<col width=\"31\"\/>\n<col width=\"34\"\/>\n<col width=\"40\"\/>\n<col width=\"31\"\/>\n<col width=\"31\"\/>\n<col width=\"32\"\/>\n<col width=\"31\"\/>\n<col width=\"31\"\/>\n<col width=\"40\"\/>\n<col width=\"31\"\/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>PLAYER<\/td>\n<td>MIN<\/td>\n<td>PTS<\/td>\n<td>REB<\/td>\n<td>AST<\/td>\n<td>FGM<\/td>\n<td>FGA<\/td>\n<td>FG%<\/td>\n<td>3PM<\/td>\n<td>3PA<\/td>\n<td>3P%<\/td>\n<td>FTM<\/td>\n<td>FTA<\/td>\n<td>FT%<\/td>\n<td>OREB<\/td>\n<td>DREB<\/td>\n<td>STL<\/td>\n<td>BLK<\/td>\n<td>TO<\/td>\n<td>PF<\/td>\n<td>=+\/-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Moses Moody<\/td>\n<td>11:17<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jimmy Butler III<\/td>\n<td>15:58<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>50.0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>100<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>100<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>-8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Draymond Green<\/td>\n<td>14:50<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>20.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brandin Podziemski<\/td>\n<td>14:55<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>44.4<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>50.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>-8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Stephen Curry<\/td>\n<td>17:21<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>33.3<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>33.3<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jonathan Kuminga<\/td>\n<td>08:55<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>40.0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>50.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Buddy Hield<\/td>\n<td>11:25<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>75.0<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>100<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gary Payton II<\/td>\n<td>09:20<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>71.4<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>50.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kevon Looney<\/td>\n<td>09:10<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>50.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Quinten Post<\/td>\n<td>04:55<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>-5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gui Santos<\/td>\n<td>01:54<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Trayce Jackson-Davis<\/td>\n<td>00:00<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TOTALS<\/td>\n<td\/>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>44<\/td>\n<td>43.2<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>47.6<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>33.3<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors: Game recap<\/h2>\n<p>The game began as a defensive battle, with the Rockets scoring the first six points. The Warriors didn\u2019t get on the scoreboard until nearly three minutes in, when Brandin Podziemski hit a 3-pointer.<\/p>\n<p>After that, the Warriors caught fire and took a 24-18 lead by the end of the first quarter.<\/p>\n<p>The Rockets came alive in the second quarter, regaining the lead with a pull-up jumper from Jabari Smith Jr. to make it 30-29.<\/p>\n<p>The two teams traded shots back and forth, and with just two seconds remaining in the half, Steph Curry nailed a long pull-up 3 to cut the Rockets&#8217; lead to 51-50 at halftime.<\/p>\n<p>Podziemski and Gary Payton II led the Warriors with 11 points each, while Curry and Jimmy Butler combined for 10 points in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>For Houston, Dillon Brooks, Alperen Sengun and Smith contributed 12, 11 and 10 points, respectively, in the opening half.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author-info-parent\">\n<span class=\"about-the-author\">About the author<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-pic-holder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"author-pic\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg width=\" height=\"100\"\/><rect width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"fill:rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\/>&#8221; data-lazy=&#8221;https:\/\/keedag.sportskeeda.com\/user-pic\/1253811-1730125987-200.jpg?w=200&#8243;<br \/>\nalt=&#8221;John Ezekiel Hirro&#8221; height=&#8221;72&#8243; width=&#8221;72&#8243;&gt;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-detail-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\" id=\"author-bio-text\">\nJohn Ezekiel Hirro is an experienced NBA and WNBA journalist at Sportskeeda, with over five years in the field as a news correspondent, sports writer, and Editor-in-Chief. 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