Eric Gordon sank two free throws with 2.4 seconds left, and the Houston Rockets eked out a 98-94 victory over the visiting Golden State Warriors in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday at Toyota Center. With the Rockets clinging to a 2-point lead, Gordon sealed the victory at the foul line. The Warriors had an opportunity to pull even on their previous possession, but Draymond Green lost the basketball attempting a drive to the basket. The Rockets will take a 3-2 series lead back to Oakland, Calif., with a chance to close out the Warriors, the defending champions, on Saturday. Houston won Game 5 despite James Harden missing all 11 of his 3-point attempts while finishing with 19 points on 5-of-21 shooting.

Source: New York Times May 25, 2018 05:15 UTC