Sunday, May 06, 2018

NBA Playoffs: Warriors, Rockets On Cusp Of Setting Up Potentially Mouth-Watering West Final

The NBA Playoffs continued on Sunday with two Western Conference semifinal series games.

At New Orleans:

Kevin Durant scored 38 points while Stephen Curry added 23 as the Golden State Warriors took a three-games-to-one conference semifinal series lead with their 118-92 game-four road beat-down of the New Orleans Pelicans.

Anthony Davis topped the Pelicans with 26 points while grabbing 12 rebounds.  Etwane Moore added 20 points to the New Orleans coffers.

The Warriors can finish off the Pelicans with a game-five home victory in Oakland on Tuesday (7:30 PM Pacific Time, TNT).

At Salt Lake City, Utah:

Chris Paul scored 27 points while James Harden added 24 as the Houston Rockets defeated the Utah Jazz 100-87 on the road in game four of their conference semifinal series.

Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz with 25 points.

The Rockets, who now lead the series three games to one, can advance to the Western Conference Final with a game-five home win in Houston on Tuesday (5:00 PM Pacific Time, TNT).

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