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Warriors hold off Rockets despite Durant's injury

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Draymond Green and Klay Thompson buried 3-pointers on consecutive possessions late in the game Wednesday night (US time), allowing the Golden State Warriors to survive the loss of Kevin Durant and hold off the Houston Rockets 104-99 in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals in Oakland, Calif.

Top-seeded Golden State’s third narrow win of the best-of-seven series puts the defending champions one victory away from a fifth straight trip to the West finals.

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