NBA - Harden can with the Warriors without Curry and Ibaka and Thunder raze to Dallas

Harden scored 35 points in the victory for the Rockets (97-96) to a Warriors without Curry, in the third game of the Western Conference playoffs Marching 2-1 for Golden State. Meanwhile Ibaka and Thunder swept Dallas (102-131) in a game where Durant shined with 34 points in a playoff time that Oklahoma lost 1-2.

The victory keeps the Rockets are swept in the series, which continues to favor the Warriors 2-1, to force the fifth game, while the fourth will be played Sunday at the same venue of the Toyota Center in Houston. Although James had his best touch wrist scored 11 of 26 shots, including 4 of 14 triples, and 9 of 11 from the line staff, in the end he managed for the twelfth playoff reach 30 or more points. The Rockets star guard decided the victory when just two seconds scored from inside the paint the basket that put the score 97-96 that would be the end after the Warriors could not dunk after losing the last ball.

While Dwight Howard pívot also shone in the actions inside the paint and got another double-double of 13 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks. The Michael Beasley power forward, who left reserves, became the sixth player winning factor when getting 12 points and five rebounds in 21 minutes he played.

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This time, the low star guard Curry, the second straight game he missed not being recovered from the discomfort suffered right ankle from the first game of the series, was felt too in the outside offensive game, where either the guard Klay Thompson shined. The Warriors had the opportunity to have won the game when with 10.6 seconds left, Livingston stole the ball forward Trevor Ariza made a bad pass and backup point guard Ian Clark put the score 95-96, then have arrived Harden basket with the Rockets that would be decisive.

The power forward Draymond Green to get the last pass of the game hit the ball with the foot and could not make the shot for a field goal that would have given the possibility of trying the victory. Now the Warriors will have to return to their country of Oracle Arena without swept and without deciding the series best of seven, no matter what they do in the fourth game.