WASHINGTON: Kevin Durant scored 37 points and Klay Thompson added 28 as defending champion Golden State defeated season win-leader Houston 119-106 in Monday's opener of their NBA playoff semi-final series. We played well," said Thompson, who scored 11 points in the fourth quarter. Durant, who scored 17 first-half points, sparked the Warriors after the Rockets attacked early but were overtaken in the second quarter. NBA scoring champion James Harden scored a game-high 41 points to lead the Rockets while Chris Paul added 23 points and 11 rebounds. A 12-2 Warriors run that started midway into the third quarter launched Golden State to an 85-72 lead, Thompson and Curry each netting three points in the stretch.

Source: Bangkok Post May 15, 2018 04:30 UTC