Jalen Green made two free throws with 3.5 seconds left and the Houston Rockets beat the Golden State Warriors 91-90 on Wednesday night time and superior to the NBA Cup semifinals in Las Vegas.
Houston snapped a 15-game skid towards the Warriors, successful for the primary time within the sequence since Feb. 20, 2020. The Rockets will face Oklahoma City, who beat Dallas within the different West quarterfinal sport Tuesday night time, within the semifinals on Saturday .
Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 26 factors and 11 rebounds and Jabari Smith Jr. added 15 factors.
Houston led by 14 factors earlier than falling behind late to arrange the thrilling finale.
Houston trailed by six with about 1:half-hour left earlier than Fred VanVleet hit a 3-pointer and Sengun added a layup with 27 seconds left to chop the result in one.
Stephen Curry missed a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left and Gary Payton II grabbed the rebound, however Green intercepted his move and was fouled by Jonathan Kuminga to arrange the game-winning free throws.
The Warriors had an opportunity to win on the buzzer, however Smith blocked Brandin Pod Ziemia’s 3-point try.
Takeaway
Warriors: Golden State beat the Rockets twice this season with out Curry earlier than dropping Wednesday in a sport through which he had 19 factors.
Rockets: This younger staff confirmed poise in ending this sport after squandering a double-digit lead.
Key second
Green’s rush to get the ball late to attract the foul and arrange the successful free throws.
Key statistic
Houston received regardless of making simply 6 of 27 3-pointers.
Next
While Houston heads to Las Vegas this weekend, the Warriors return to common season play Sunday in Dallas.
Associated Press reporting.
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