Stephen Curry made Golden State's first three-pointer of the game just prior to that to put the Dubs in front 9-7, but that would prove to be their only lead until the second half. Curry comes alive to score 35, Warriors rout Rockets by 41. Stephen Curry was sensational and missed a triple-double by a single assist, scoring 14 of his 22 points in that third quarter surge. In fact, after Eric Gordon converted a three-pointer with 6:43 remaining in the first half, Houston wouldn't make another trey until there was 7:02 left in the fourth quarter.
NBA Playoffs 2018: Warriors vs. First, he assisted on Draymond Green's layup, before sinking a three-pointer to pull the Warriors within three. Tucker split free throws, Curry began to take the game over. Copyright © 2020 NBA Media Ventures, LLC. it will apply to data controlled jointly by the NBA and WarnerMedia as well as other data controlled by WarnerMedia. Box Score - Golden State Warriors (101) vs. Houston Rockets (92) - May 28, 2018 All rights reserved. Things would get worse for Golden State before they'd get better, as an 18-10 burst midway through the second frame would give the Rockets a 48-33 lead with just under five minutes remaining in the first half.
Houston immediately responded with an 8-0 run, and would go on to hold a 24-19 advantage at the end of the first quarter. Additionally, the Warriors become the fifth franchise in NBA history to advance to four-straight Finals, joining the Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat.Sign up and become a Warriors Insider and be the first to know when tickets become available.We received an error message while processing your submission.Please make sure all the fields are filled out correctly and try again. Less than a minute later, Kevin Durant tied the game with a three of his own, after which Curry splashed home another trey to put Golden State in front for the first time since early in the opening quarter. The Golden State Warriors have advanced to the NBA Finals for the fourth consecutive season after defeating the Rockets 101-92 in Game 7 in Houston on Monday night. 2 ... Westbrook goes coach mode for Rockets in Game 2 (0:37) 4d.
After that Curry flurry, Golden State wouldn't trail again for the rest of the contest.The Warriors took a 76-69 lead into the fourth quarter, and Thompson's second three-pointer of the game gave the Warriors their first double-digit advantage of the night at 83-73 with 9:33 left to play. While both teams made only five of their first 14 field goal attempts to begin the contest, four of Houston's makes came from three-point range. The Golden State Warriors have advanced to the NBA Finals for the fourth consecutive season after defeating the Rockets 101-92 in Game 7 in Houston on Monday night. For the second-straight game, Golden State fell behind early and faced a double-digit deficit at halftime, but exploded in the third quarter on their way to victory. Their accuracy would fall off from there, though, as they'd miss all their remaining three-point attempts in the first quarter, and go into halftime having shot 6-of-23 from three-point land. Klay Thompson committed two of those in the first 54 seconds, and would pick up his third personal with 8:21 remaining in the opening frame. Durant and Curry kept the Rockets at bay with three-pointers separated by 27 seconds, and after Houston went on a 7-0 burst to cut the deficit to six points with 5:07 remaining, Thompson dropped in his third and final three-pointer of the night to steal back the momentum and provide the deciding points in the contest.