The defending champion Golden State Warriors staved off elimination by beating the Los Angeles Lakers 121-106 in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals.
Klay Thompson scored 30 points, as the defending champion Warriors evened their Western Conference semifinal with the Los Angeles Lakers at one game apiece with a 127-100 win.
Curry scored a playoff career-high 50 points in the most prolific Game 7 performance ever, willed the Warriors a Western Conference semifinals win 120-100 win against the Sacramento Kings.
Stephen Curry scored 32 points but gave Sacramento a late chance when he called a timeout Golden State didn’t have, and the defending champion Warriors held on to beat the Kings 126-125
Joel Embiid was lucky not to have been ejected for kicking a Nets player in the groin area, blocked a potential tying basket as the Philadelphia 76ers beat Brooklyn 102-97
Guard Gary Payton II is rejoining the defending champion Warriors in a trade by the Trail Blazers. The deal came a day after Golden State lost at Portland.