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Curry missing but Warriors still advance
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GOLDEN State rolled into the second round of the NBA playoffs without injured superstar Stephen Curry, thoroughly embarrassing the Houston Rockets 114-81 on Wednesday to clinch the series 4-1.
Klay Thompson scored 27 points with seven 3-pointers and Draymond Green added 15 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Warriors, who will face the winner of the Los Angeles Clippers-Portland Trail Blazers series.
Portland leads that series 3-2 after winning in Los Angeles, while Charlotte won narrowly in Miami to also take a 3-2 series lead.
Golden State, without its MVP Curry, relied on his fellow ‘Splash Brother’ in Thompson to set the tone from the opening tip. Thompson became the first player in NBA history to make at least seven 3s in consecutive playoff games, while Shaun Livingston scored 16 points for his third double-digit performance in three games while starting in Curry’s place this series.
James Harden scored 25 of Houston’s 37 first-half points on the way to 35 points, but the Rockets had no chance with a one-man show against the deep defending champions.
Portland’s CJ McCollum scored 27 points to lead the Trail Blazers to a 108-98 win at the Clippers.
Damian Lillard added 16 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter when Portland pulled away, and the Trail Blazers capitalized on the absence of the injured Chris Paul and Blake Griffin to beat Los Angeles.
The Blazers are up 3-2 and could close it out tomorrow in Portland.
JJ Redick led the Clippers with 19 points.
Charlotte’s Courtney Lee sank a 3 with 25.2 seconds left to put the visitors ahead to stay, and the Hornets beat the Heat 90-88 in Game 5.
The Hornets have won three straight games in the series, and will take a 3-2 lead into a potential Game 6 clincher tomorrow in Charlotte.
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