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Warriors beat Rockets 121-94 to lead 3-1 in playoff

Xinhua, April 25, 2016 Adjust font size:

Visiting Golden State Warriors beat Houston Rockets 121-94 at the Toyota Center on Sunday, leading 3-1 in the NBA first-round playoff series.

Stephen Curry of the Warriors, who missed the previous two games with a sprained right ankle, returned to the court, but unfortunately, he did not play in the second half after spraining his right knee on the final play of the second quarter.

The two teams ended the first half in a draw by 56-56. And it is the third quarter that led to the Rockets' final loss to the Warriors. The Rockets scored just 20 points as compared with the Warriors' 41 points. The visiting team finished the game by outscoring the Rockets in a 27-point advantage.

James Harden scored 18 points with 10 assists and seven steals, and his teammate Dwight Howard had 19 points with 15 rebounds.

For the Warrors, Klay Thompson had 23 points, his teammates Andre Iguodala and Draymond Green added 22 points and 18 points respectively.

The Warriors, who will host Game 5 on Wednesday, set an NBA record with 73 wins in the regular season. The team bounced back after Thursday's loss to avoid losing two games straight for the first time this season. And the Warriors were the first team in the NBA history not losing two games in a row and also the first team to go an entire season without losing to the same team twice. Endit