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The Brooklyn Nets expect to wait a year before Kevin Durant plays for them. General manager Sean Marks said the Nets are planning this season without the injured All-Star.

The Warriors swept their way to a fifth straight NBA Finals, getting triple-doubles from Stephen Curry and Green in a 119-117 overtime victory on Monday night.

Curry knocked down nine 3-pointers on his way to 36 points, leading the Warriors past the Trail Blazers 116-94 in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.

Harden insisted the problem wouldn't keep him out of Game 3 on Saturday as the Rockets try to climb out of an 0-2 hole against the two-time defending champions.

Durant scored 35 points in outdueling James Harden and the Warriors held off Houston 104-100 in the opener of what is shaping up to be a sensational Western Conference semifinal.

Lou Williams again came off the bench and knocked down big shot after big shot. Patrick Beverley crashed the boards. Danilo Gallinari drove the lane with authority.

Stephen Curry scored 36 points and Klay Thompson pitched in with 28 points, giving the Warriors more than enough production to beat the fading Timberwolves 117-107.

Damian Lillard scored 29 points and the Blazers snapped Golden State's five-game winning streak with a 129-107 win. Jake Layman added 17 points for the Blazers.

Timely perimeter scoring from Stephen Curry, who made a pair of pivotal 3-pointers in the fourth, Kevin Durant had 28 points and the Warriors beat the Jazz 115-108.

Thompson scored 43 points with seven 3-pointers, Curry had his first double-double of the season and the Warriors snapped a rare three-game home losing streak.