Steph Curry, who was scoreless in the first half, finished with 33 points and was clutch during the frenetic finish.
CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMOREHOUSTON — With Kevin Durant in Oakland nursing a leg injury and Steph Curry stinking it up here in the first half, the Houston Rockets had the Golden State Warriors right where they wanted them.Improbably, the Warriors beat Rockets 118-113 on Friday night at the Toyota Center and clinched the Western Conference semifinals 4-2.
The Rockets led 89-82 on Chris Paul’s jumper with 11 minutes left to play and a Game 7 looked ever more likely. But Houston unraveled in familiar fashion, getting eliminated from the playoffs by Golden State for the second year in a row and fourth time in five seasons. Klay Thompson paced the Warriors in the first half with 21 of his 27 points. And in the second half, Curry took over.
Who would start in place of Durant was a mystery before the game, with Warriors coach Steve Kerr asked during a pregame media session about an hour and a half before tip-off.The suspense ended when the Warriors took the floor. Durant’s fill-in was Andrew Bogut, who won the tip but did little else during seven minutes of play.
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