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Sunday, April 2, 2017
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OAKLAND – Just this week, Golden State has handled West powers Memphis and San Antonio and taken down Houston twice.
The next step is wrapping up the No. 1 seed and take some momentum into what they plan to make a special postseason run.
Stephen Curry scored 24 points, Klay Thompson had 20 and Golden State got key plays down the stretch from just about everybody, using a big fourth quarter to hold off the Rockets, 107-98, on Friday night.
”I kind of feel like these last four games have all had playoff intensity and we’ve come out on top of all of them just winning all sorts of different ways,” Curry said.
Andre Iguodala’s left-handed drive and layup tied it with 7:07 remaining and he finished with 14 points, five rebounds and five assists. Ian Clark hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 5:58 to play before Matt Barnes delivered a clutch basket.
James Harden had another tough shooting night for Houston, held to 17 points while going 4 for 18 from the floor and 2 of 9 from beyond the arc. He also had 12 rebounds and eight assists.
Then Curry and Golden State went to work wrapping up a sixth straight victory at home in raucous Oracle Arena, where an electric crowd booed Harden at every chance as these teams met for the second time in four nights. The Warriors won 113-106 Tuesday at Houston.
Draymond Green became the first Warriors player ever with 150 steals and 100 blocks in a season, and the first in the NBA to do so since Dwyane Wade in 2008-09. (AP)
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