Rockets vs. Warriors: Game 5 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2015 NBA Playoffs, After a bearing of adulatory and waiting, the Golden State Warriors accept assuredly accustomed on basketball's bigger date again.
Stephen Curry had 26 credibility and eight rebounds, Harrison Barnes added 24 credibility and the Warriors avant-garde to the NBA Finals for the aboriginal time in 40 years with a 104-90 achievement over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.Why not us?" Curry said to a roaring, golden-yellow shirt cutting army afterwards the Warriors accustomed the Western Appointment bays from Alvin Attles, the drillmaster of their endure championship aggregation in 1975.
The Warriors befuddled off a apathetic alpha and sweated out a all-a-quiver ability in Bold 5 to abutting out the Rockets and set up a antagonism with LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers alpha June 4.
It was hardly the prettiest achievement -- but one they'll flavor nonetheless.
Yellow streams and armament fell from the rafters if the final buzzer sounded. The Warriors aggregate hugs and handshakes, and the army chanted "M-V-P!" for Curry, who relished the moment on the cloister with his 2-year-old daughter, Riley.
"We deserve to bless tonight, but we've still got amateurish business and it's a continued time advancing for the Bay Area," Warriors bouncer Klay Thompson said.
All 5 Rockets starters denticulate at atomic 10 points, with Dwight Howard arch the way with 18 credibility and 16 rebounds. But MVP runner-up James Harden had a forgettable finale.
Harden had a playoff-record 13 turnovers and denticulate 14 credibility on 2-of-11 shooting.
"Tried to do a little bit too abundant and angry the brawl over and gave them simple baskets in transition," Harden said. "This isn't area we capital to end at. It's a absolutely acceptable division for us. Next year we wish to be better, and we will."
Curry said he had no abiding furnishings from his alarming abatement in Bold 4 that larboard him with a aching arch and appropriate side. The MVP wore a careful chicken sleeve on his appropriate arm, which he afford in the third division afterwards cutting 4 for 12 and the Warriors adhering to a 52-46 halftime lead.
Things got tougher on Curry and the Warriors if backcourt acquaintance Thompson apish a attempt that drew Trevor Ariza in the air aboriginal in the fourth quarter. Thompson captivated Ariza's knee to the ancillary of his head, sending him to the floor.
Thompson, who accomplished with 20 points, lay on the arena for a minute afore walking to the locker room. He came aback to the bank afterwards accepting stitches on his appropriate ear.
The Warriors said he could've returned, but they never bare him. They started the fourth on a 13-4 run and captivated off Houston's last-ditch efforts on chargeless throws.
Barnes accent the absolute access with a douse that gave Golden State an 87-72 advance with 7:10 remaining. He channelled his anatomy to the sellout army of 19,596, which spent the final division on its anxiety in apprehension of a anniversary a bearing in the works.
Now it's LeBron vs. Curry.
King James vs. the Baby-Faced Assassin.
The four-time NBA MVP vs. the anew crowned MVP.
The advertising has already started for two of the a lot of accepted and absorbing players in the apple to yield centermost date for the championship, and it has a anniversary to body even added afore starting at Oracle Arena.
The appointment appellation is the bigger ability yet in what has been a accelerated acceleration for a Warriors aggregation that is admired in the basketball-united Bay Area admitting decades of futility.
Warriors co-owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber, sitting courtside next to rapper Kanye West, accept angry the authorization into a adversary back they bought the aggregation in 2010. General administrator Bob Myers, the NBA Executive of the Year, has complete a accomplished agenda about Curry that has exceeded all expectations. And first-year drillmaster Kerr attenuated it all calm beautifully afterwards Mark Jackson's blowzy battlefront endure May.
"I consistently anticipate of Pat Riley's abundant adduce if you're apprenticeship in the NBA, `There's acceptable and there's misery.' And he's right," Kerr said. "It's added than relief. It's joy. Our players are activity it. I apperceive our admirers are."
Jackson watched the anniversary from the ESPN table at centermost court, adage on the advertisement he was proud.
The Warriors formed to a franchise-record 67 wins in the approved division and had little agitation auctioning New Orleans, Memphis and Houston in the playoffs. Now they're in the finals for the aboriginal time back acceptable the appellation in 1975 abaft Rick Barry and drillmaster Attles, who enjoyed the bold sitting in his accepted atom at the top of the arena's lower bowl.
It was a boxy way for the Rockets' run to end. They overcame a knee abrasion that alone Howard bisected the division to ability additional in the West, played afterwards starters Patrick Beverley and Donatas Motiejunas in the playoffs and rallied from a 3-1 arrears to exhausted the Los Angeles Clippers in the additional round.
The Warriors were one obstacle Houston couldn't clear.
TIP-INS
Rockets: Howard and Bogut were alleged for bifold abstruse fouls in the additional quarter. It was Howard's seventh abstruse abhorrent of the postseason, acceptation he would've been abeyant if there was a Bold 6. ... Howard aswell was alleged for a abhorrent afterwards extending his arm while ambience a harder awning on Andre Iguodala in the final account that drew a epitomize review. ... The Rockets endure won at Oracle Arena on Dec. 13, 2013.
Warriors: Golden State is 46-3 at home this season, including 7-1 in the playoffs. ... The Warriors are 16-2 in close-out amateur at home, the best acceptable allotment of any team.
FINALS MATCHUP
The Warriors and Cavaliers breach two amateur this season, with anniversary acceptable on its home floor. James sat out Golden State's 112-94 win on Jan. 9 in Oakland, and he denticulate a season-high 42 credibility in the Cavs' 110-99 win in Cleveland on Feb. 26.
Stephen Curry had 26 credibility and eight rebounds, Harrison Barnes added 24 credibility and the Warriors avant-garde to the NBA Finals for the aboriginal time in 40 years with a 104-90 achievement over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.Why not us?" Curry said to a roaring, golden-yellow shirt cutting army afterwards the Warriors accustomed the Western Appointment bays from Alvin Attles, the drillmaster of their endure championship aggregation in 1975.
The Warriors befuddled off a apathetic alpha and sweated out a all-a-quiver ability in Bold 5 to abutting out the Rockets and set up a antagonism with LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers alpha June 4.
It was hardly the prettiest achievement -- but one they'll flavor nonetheless.
Yellow streams and armament fell from the rafters if the final buzzer sounded. The Warriors aggregate hugs and handshakes, and the army chanted "M-V-P!" for Curry, who relished the moment on the cloister with his 2-year-old daughter, Riley.
"We deserve to bless tonight, but we've still got amateurish business and it's a continued time advancing for the Bay Area," Warriors bouncer Klay Thompson said.
All 5 Rockets starters denticulate at atomic 10 points, with Dwight Howard arch the way with 18 credibility and 16 rebounds. But MVP runner-up James Harden had a forgettable finale.
Harden had a playoff-record 13 turnovers and denticulate 14 credibility on 2-of-11 shooting.
"Tried to do a little bit too abundant and angry the brawl over and gave them simple baskets in transition," Harden said. "This isn't area we capital to end at. It's a absolutely acceptable division for us. Next year we wish to be better, and we will."
Curry said he had no abiding furnishings from his alarming abatement in Bold 4 that larboard him with a aching arch and appropriate side. The MVP wore a careful chicken sleeve on his appropriate arm, which he afford in the third division afterwards cutting 4 for 12 and the Warriors adhering to a 52-46 halftime lead.
Things got tougher on Curry and the Warriors if backcourt acquaintance Thompson apish a attempt that drew Trevor Ariza in the air aboriginal in the fourth quarter. Thompson captivated Ariza's knee to the ancillary of his head, sending him to the floor.
Thompson, who accomplished with 20 points, lay on the arena for a minute afore walking to the locker room. He came aback to the bank afterwards accepting stitches on his appropriate ear.
The Warriors said he could've returned, but they never bare him. They started the fourth on a 13-4 run and captivated off Houston's last-ditch efforts on chargeless throws.
Barnes accent the absolute access with a douse that gave Golden State an 87-72 advance with 7:10 remaining. He channelled his anatomy to the sellout army of 19,596, which spent the final division on its anxiety in apprehension of a anniversary a bearing in the works.
Now it's LeBron vs. Curry.
King James vs. the Baby-Faced Assassin.
The four-time NBA MVP vs. the anew crowned MVP.
The advertising has already started for two of the a lot of accepted and absorbing players in the apple to yield centermost date for the championship, and it has a anniversary to body even added afore starting at Oracle Arena.
The appointment appellation is the bigger ability yet in what has been a accelerated acceleration for a Warriors aggregation that is admired in the basketball-united Bay Area admitting decades of futility.
Warriors co-owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber, sitting courtside next to rapper Kanye West, accept angry the authorization into a adversary back they bought the aggregation in 2010. General administrator Bob Myers, the NBA Executive of the Year, has complete a accomplished agenda about Curry that has exceeded all expectations. And first-year drillmaster Kerr attenuated it all calm beautifully afterwards Mark Jackson's blowzy battlefront endure May.
"I consistently anticipate of Pat Riley's abundant adduce if you're apprenticeship in the NBA, `There's acceptable and there's misery.' And he's right," Kerr said. "It's added than relief. It's joy. Our players are activity it. I apperceive our admirers are."
Jackson watched the anniversary from the ESPN table at centermost court, adage on the advertisement he was proud.
The Warriors formed to a franchise-record 67 wins in the approved division and had little agitation auctioning New Orleans, Memphis and Houston in the playoffs. Now they're in the finals for the aboriginal time back acceptable the appellation in 1975 abaft Rick Barry and drillmaster Attles, who enjoyed the bold sitting in his accepted atom at the top of the arena's lower bowl.
It was a boxy way for the Rockets' run to end. They overcame a knee abrasion that alone Howard bisected the division to ability additional in the West, played afterwards starters Patrick Beverley and Donatas Motiejunas in the playoffs and rallied from a 3-1 arrears to exhausted the Los Angeles Clippers in the additional round.
The Warriors were one obstacle Houston couldn't clear.
TIP-INS
Rockets: Howard and Bogut were alleged for bifold abstruse fouls in the additional quarter. It was Howard's seventh abstruse abhorrent of the postseason, acceptation he would've been abeyant if there was a Bold 6. ... Howard aswell was alleged for a abhorrent afterwards extending his arm while ambience a harder awning on Andre Iguodala in the final account that drew a epitomize review. ... The Rockets endure won at Oracle Arena on Dec. 13, 2013.
Warriors: Golden State is 46-3 at home this season, including 7-1 in the playoffs. ... The Warriors are 16-2 in close-out amateur at home, the best acceptable allotment of any team.
FINALS MATCHUP
The Warriors and Cavaliers breach two amateur this season, with anniversary acceptable on its home floor. James sat out Golden State's 112-94 win on Jan. 9 in Oakland, and he denticulate a season-high 42 credibility in the Cavs' 110-99 win in Cleveland on Feb. 26.
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