The Golden State Warriors closed out their first-round NBA play-off series against the Los Angeles Clippers with a 129-110 win to advance to the Western Conference semi-finals.
On Thursday, Kevin Durant's 45 points came in a losing effort for the Warriors, but he was the hero of game six, scoring 38 points in the first half before going on to amass a total of 50 points, six rebounds and five assists.
The power forward's dominant first-half display included 10 free throws and four three-pointers, while his 50-point total saw him record back-to-back 40-point games and earned him a new play-off career high.
Final 📊 KD – 50p/6r/5a/1s/1bSteph – 24p/6r/6a/1sDraymond – 16p/14r/10a/4bAndre – 15p/4r/4a/3s/1bKlay – 9p/7r/3b/1a/1sAndrew – 4p/1rShaun – 4a/2p/1rAlfonzo – 3p/1rKevon – 2p/2r/1aQuinn – 2p/1rJordan – 2p/1rJonas – 2r/1a pic.twitter.com/WQEJkEzIrI — Golden State Warriors (@warriors) April 27, 2019
Draymond Green also produced a solid performance, finishing with 16 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for his fifth career play-off triple-double, while Stephen Curry added 24 points.
The Warriors go on to face their opponents from last year's conference finals, the Houston Rockets, who advanced to the second round with a 100-93 win over the Utah Jazz in game five earlier in the week.
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