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NBA playoffs 2016: Curry Inspires Warriors to Game 5 win

Draynond Green
Draynond Green

The Golden State Warriors managed to keep themselves in the NBA Play-offs with a narrow win over Oklahoma City Thunder. Stephen Curry scored 31 points, raising his arms in the early moments to fire up Golden State’s raucous crowd, and the defending champions staved off elimination with a 120-111 victory over the Thunder on Thursday night in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals.
The Golden State Warriors win game five to take the best-of-seven series back to Oklahoma City for game six. Kevin Durant scored 40 points and Russell Westbrook had 31 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and five steals for the Thunder, trying for the fifth NBA Finals appearance in franchise history and first championship since moving from Seattle.
The record-setting, 73-win Warriors, coming off their first back-to-back defeats all season, had been blown out in two losses at Oklahoma City by a combined 52 points. Kevin Durant’s 3-pointer with 4:34 left got the Thunder to within 103-98, then Curry answered with a three-point play. Curry scored seven points in a 58-second stretch of the second quarter and hit more big shots late, but the Thunder didn’t go away easily.
Trailing 58-50 at halftime, Oklahoma City came out of the break with a 9-2 run. Westbrook’s 3-pointer with 6:06 left in the third put Oklahoma City ahead 68-67 for its first lead. But Golden State led 81-77 going into the fourth and began the final period with an 8-0 burst.
Oklahoma City Thunder now lead the NBA Western Conference finals series 3-2 as the series shifts back to Oklahoma City for Game 6 on Saturday.



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