During the match, the warriors hold the Rockets in the fifth match

The Golden State Warriors have won many playoff games without their biggest stars.

This time, Kevin Durant fell, and Klay Thompson and his company found a solution when the warriors desperately needed it.

Thompson scored 27 points, including a key gap of 4.1 seconds, and Golden State overcame Durant's calf injury to beat the Houston Rockets 104-99 on Wednesday night for a 3-2 semi-final lead in the West Conference.

"Honestly, it was a little deflated for a second," said Stephen Curry, "and then we rallied."

During his MRI exam on Thursday, Durant had to strain his right calf around the end of the third quarter. His status for Friday's match 6 had not been determined yet, but that did not look promising.

"We will have to fight to win another victory," said Curry.

During limped in the locker room after landing awkwardly after a basic jump. The most valuable player of the NBA Finals in the final twice has finished with 22 points, five rebounds and four assists.

"They have come here so many times and have experienced these battles over the last five years," said Golden State coach Steve Kerr. "They have a lot of courage, they just put together their efforts and did it, no speech is needed, they knew what they had to do."

James Harden scored 31 points for the Rockets, who will try to avoid eliminations at home in Houston.

"It's a DIY but I'm happy," said coach Mike D & # 39; Antoni.

But the Rockets missed an opportunity in the fifth match. After Durant's departure, two other Golden State stars helped the Warriors close their doors.

Draymond Green received his fourth technical goal in the playoffs with a time remaining at 3:39, then toppled a 3-pointer at the other end. Thompson followed Green 3 with one of his own to reach the score of 97-89 with 2:33 to go.

"Two very important sequences in this match, two decisive shots for us," Green said.

Curry again struggled with his shot and finished with 25 points on 9 shots out of 23. He went 3 of 11 at long range.

Curry hit a 3 with 5:09 to play that made 89-85. He did not even score his first points of the night before 3:22 before half-time.

Golden State nearly gave way with a terrible third quarter, when the Warriors only managed 15 points and six turnovers. The match was tied at 72 before the last 12 minutes.

Harden still has 3 goals to go in the third inning with a time of 3: 07, which reduced the Golden State's lead to 66-62, then Iman Shumpert made a one-point match with a 3.

Eric Gordon's onset with 40.6 seconds remaining gave the Rockets their first lead since the opening minutes.

Green got eight points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in another spectacular effort on both sides. He provided energy to Golden State after two losses in Houston and equalized the series.

The Warriors led by no less than 20 people but lacked open appearances and even chess, pulled their full weight on the front rim and allowed the hard-core Rockets to stay close.

Then they listened to Kerr's simple message: "Calm and awareness, and calm and patience apply to all life and not just the offensive," the coach said beforehand.

The Warriors managed the match without Durant, whose 35.4 playoff average was the best in the NBA at the finish.

"It seemed to be a lot worse than a stump of veal," Green said. "I think we did a great job fighting this."

Harden shot 10 times for 16 years and handed out eight assists. The reigning title defender was injured in the first quarter of the second game last Tuesday, shocked by Green, as they fought for a rebound. Harden's left eye was still red leading to the fifth match.

The Warriors' win guarantees their East Bay fans at least one more home game at Oracle Arena before the team moves to the new Chase Center in San Francisco for next season.

"A difficult loss, we had opportunities," said Chris Paul of Houston. "Bounces, we were actually up to the rebounds, we have to be better, offensively, defensively, especially myself, turnovers, we could not stop when we needed them."

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The Warriors led the battle 27-30 after the first half, pocketing eight on the offensive glass and finished with a 42-39 advantage.

PJ Tucker of Houston, who had 22 rebounds in the previous two games, added 10 more with 13 points.

The Rockets defeated the Warriors 55-35 in their third game win and 50-43 Monday in the fourth game, 20 of Clint Capela's two wins. Capela was 14 on Wednesday.

Golden State had a long lead on the boards in the first two games.

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Rockets: Eric Gordon started a 0 for 8 before hitting a 3 with 7:45 to go in the third. … Danuel House was again missing after missing the previous two matches with a big burning toe.

Warriors: Green's eight assists in the first were a team record for a quarterback playoff. Tim Hardaway had nine in 1991. … Reserve G Shaun Livingston played after being challenged with a painful left hip. … Injured C The cousins ​​of DeMarcus, who could return at some point in the playoffs after a tear in the left quadriceps muscle, have done some rehabilitation work in the field.