Stephen Curry top-scored for the Western Conferences’ top seeded team with 29 points and 11 assists while his “Splash Brother” Klay Thompson had 23 points built around his 4 triples.
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Durant is averaging 25.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 4.8 assists in 59 games this season for the Warriors, who have the best record (60-14) in the National Basketball Association and a 2 1/2-game lead over the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference. The Rockets finished with eight total three-pointers and a current season total of 1,083 threes made.
Alongside Curry’s 32 points, his backcourt mate Klay Thompson added 25 points of his own.
“We don’t try to catch anybody”, Popovich said recently, when he was asked if his team had a sense of urgency to catch the Warriors. They’ve emasculated the Rockets where they live, holding them to only 26 of 110 shooting from beyond the arc and being the only team to hold Mike D’Antoni’s team under 10 three’s per game.
Kristaps Porzingis had 20 points and eight rebounds for NY, which was eliminated from postseason contention for the fourth straight season. Harden was 13 of 13. With seven games remaining, Golden State has a two-game cushion, even if the Spurs are flawless. “We still had a lot of looks wide open that we didn’t make”. “We knew it was going to be tough”.
“You can’t have better back-to-back road wins then what they’ve had right now”, ESPN’s Jeff Van Gundy said on the broadcast.
The Western Conference leaders scored 37 points in the first quarter and were never behind as they reached 60 victories for the third season running.
The Spurs actually had the lead at the half 57-54, but surrendered it for good in the third quarter. Golden State scored four quick points, highlighted by a 3 from Iguodala, to extend the lead to seven. He played an exceptional second half again. Curry, Thompson – they all made shots.
If you are Steph, you and the boys are in cruise control heading into this last few games of the regular season. The Houston Rockets are averaging 115.6 points on 46.4 percent shooting and allowing 108.9 points on 46.4 percent shooting. But, all in all, a great defensive effort. “It’s something we need to learn as a group and get over that hump”. After initially struggling to win without Durant, Golden State has reclaimed its dominating form and is rolling toward the postseason.
But Durant was ruled out indefinitely on March 1 due to a left knee sprain and bone bruise suffered the night before against Washington.
Rockets: Montrezl Harrell was away from the team for the birth of a child. His girlfriend is expecting.
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JaVale McGee contributed 13 points and a season-best five blocked shots off the bench in a 10th straight win for the Warriors.
