ROCKETS survived a thrilling finish to trump the Golden State Warriors 97-96 and stay alive in the NBA Western Conference first-round playoff series.
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No Stephen Curry hasn’t slowed down the Golden State Warriors against the Houston Rockets in their first round 2016 NBA Playoffs series. Harden then took it to the other end and stepped back for the jump shot to win it.
Draymond Green denied the notion that he sets illegal screens, arguing that Golden State just has better shooters that take advantage of their physical style of play.
The Warriors lead Houston 2-0, having little trouble with the Rockets on Monday even while Curry rested his injured right ankle. Kerr says that Curry was better on Thursday and that they hope that he will be able to play in Game 4 on Sunday.
Before the game, Rockets coach J.B. Bickerstaff said he stopped playing Howard and Capela together because it hurt their spacing and resulted in turnovers. “They made their run, but we didn’t fold, we didn’t cave in”.
Beasley gave Houston a 95-94 lead with two free throws with 41 seconds left. Fellow big man Donatas Motiejunas also had a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds, but the story was the Rockets’ resolve. The Warriors still easily defeated a demoralized Rockets team while Curry cheered on his teammates from the bench. Clark finished with 11 points and five assists, hitting all four of his field goals in the fourth quarter. The Photoshopped image of Curry was spawned from the Golden State Warriors’ recent team fashion photo shoot, which was ridiculed and roasted on social media for hours Wednesday night over the images’ uncanny resemblance to a high school yearbook’s photos. “We’ll see how he responds the next couple of days, and if he’s not right, obviously being up 2-0 does give us more cushion if we decide to sit him”, Golden State coach Steve Kerr told reporters after Monday’s win.
Warriors vs Rockets Thursday in Houston – The Golden State Warriors (73-9) will visit the Houston Rockets (41-41) on Thursday at the Toyota Center.
Game 4 is Saturday in Dallas.
But the Rockets had the final say on home court in Houston, Harden composing himself and nailing the two-pointer – his 35th points of the night – for a crucial victory.
Following a pair of Harrison Barnes free throws that cut the Houston lead to six points, Livingston added three pull-up jumpers, the last with 8:59 left to cut it to 81-80.The Warriors followed with a three-minute scoreless spell yet hung tough.
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Curry’s replacement in the starting line-up, Shaun Livingston did his bit scoring 16 points, grabbing 5 rebounds to go along with 3 assists and 3 steals.
