Warriors hang on to beat Rockets in Game 1
Steve Kerr sauntered into his pregame news conference wearing a weathered, gray "The City" T-shirt and a pair of jeans, setting the tone for just how relaxed the Warriors were for their first Western Conference final game in 39 years.Game 2 of the best-of-seven Western Conference final series is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday in Oakland.Harrison Barnes blocked James Harden's layup attempt at one end, raced the length of the court and tipped home Stephen Curry's fastbreak miss to give the Warriors a 101-97 lead with 4:06 remaining.After Josh Smith missed a three-point attempt that was being booed all the way from Atlanta, Curry scored off a Shaun Livingston assist to put the Warriors up 103-97 with 3:35 left.Barnes threw in one more blocked shot for good measure, and Curry pulled up for a transition three-pointer that seemed to put the game away at the 3:08 mark with a 106-97 lead.The Rockets reeled off a 9-0 run, including a Trevor Ariza three-pointer with 14.6 seconds left to cut the lead to 108-106.After reaching the 100-point mark in just half of their six-game West semifinal series against Memphis, the Warriors had no trouble scoring Tuesday.Curry led the way with 34 points to...
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