Warriors steal game one in Houston

2018-05-15T05:32:30+00:00 2018-05-15T05:32:30+00:00.

Aris Barkas

15/May/18 05:32

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The World champions took advantage of an excellent third quarter and took game one.

By Eurohoops Team/info@eurohoops.net

The game was tied, 56-56 heading into the locker room but Golden State won the third 31-24 and maintained the lead until the end winning 119-106.

Kevin Durant was unstoppable with 37 points on 14-0f-27 shooting while Klay Thompson added 28 points for the winning side.

Georgian international, Zaza Pachulia was healthy DNP-CD.

James Harden was a “one man show” for Houston scoring 31 points to go with 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Swiss center, Clint Capela had 12 points, 6 boards, 3 assists a steal and 2 blocks in 30 minutes.

The Rockets will try to even the series on Wednesday.

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