By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
“We ain’t going home! We’re not going home!” Stephen Curry screamed and the message was loud and clear.
Curry scored 31 points, raising his arms in the early moments to fire up Golden State‘s raucous crowd, and the defending champions staved off elimination with a 120-111 victory over the Thunder on Thursday night in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals.
The MVP made a snazzy layup late and dished out six assists, and Klay Thompson had 27 points as Golden State sent the best-of-seven series back to Oklahoma City for Game 6 on Saturday night. The Warriors trail 3-2 and are trying to become only the 10th team to rally from a 3-1 deficit.
Kevin Durant scored 40 points and Russell Westbrook had 31 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and five steals for the Thunder, trying for the fifth NBA Finals appearance in franchise history and first championship since moving from Seattle.
Spaniard Serge Ibaka added 13 points and 8 rebounds, while Turkish big man Enes Kanter added 1 points and 2 rebounds.