Hanging in there: Golden State Warriors force game six of western conference finals after solid win over Oklahoma City Thunder
Warriors wrap up a 120-111 win over Thunder in game five
Stephen Curry scored 31 points, raising his arms in the early moments to awaken Golden State’s raucous crowd, and the defending champion Warriors staved off elimination with a 120-111 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night in game five of the Western Conference finals.
The MVP made a snazzy layup late and dished out six assists, while Klay Thompson added 27 points as Golden State sent the best the best-of-seven series back to Oklahoma City for game six on Saturday night. Golden State trail 3-2 and are trying to become just the 10th team to rally from a 3-1 deficit.
“We’re not going home! We’re not going home!” Curry yelled at the top of his lungs in the waning moments.
Kevin Durant scored 40 points and Russell Westbrook added 31 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and five steals for the Thunder, trying for the fifth NBA Finals appearance in franchise history and chasing just the second championship after the 1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics won it all.
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.
