(CNN Philippines) — The Golden State Warriors escaped the Houston Rockets, 110-106, in Game 1 of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Western Conference finals on Wednesday PHT (May 20).
Curry, who waxed hot late in the fourth period, finished with 34 points, on top of six rebounds and five assists.
Shaun Livingston added 18 off the bench, while Klay Thompson scored 15 markers for Golden State.
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The score was tied at 97, 5:28 in the fourth quarter, after a jumper from James Harden before the Warriors went on a 11-0 run – seven points coming from Curry – to establish a comfortable 108-97 lead, 2:00 left in the game.
But the Rockets went on a run of their own, 9-0, capped by a three-pointer from Trevor Ariza with 14 seconds remaining to come within two, 108-106.
Curry made a pair of freethrows to give the Warriors a four-point cushion, 11 ticks left. Rockets called a timeout for one final chance to salvage the game but Harden and Jason Terry missed on their attempts as time expired.
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