sport news shines as Golden State overcome Houston Rockets in Game Two

Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors brought it on both ends, kept their mouths shut and handled business at home against James Harden and the Rockets.

Now, the two-time defending champions are headed to Houston with a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semi-final.

Durant scored 29 points and established an early defensive tone against Harden, leading the Warriors past the Rockets 115-109 on Tuesday night as the focus refreshingly returned to basketball after two days of constant chatter about the officiating.

Kevin Durant scored 29 points as Golden State Warriors beat Houston in Game Two

Kevin Durant scored 29 points as Golden State Warriors beat Houston in Game Two

The two-time defending champions are headed to Houston with a 2-0 lead in the semi-final

The two-time defending champions are headed to Houston with a 2-0 lead in the semi-final

Klay Thompson takes aim from distance

Durant clashes with James Harden on the court

Klay Thompson (left) and Durant (right) featured as the Warriors beat Houston 115-109

GREEN'S TECHNICALS 

Green and Nene got tangled up and drew double technicals after Harden's third free throw at the end of the third.

With his fourth technical of the postseason, Green is three away from an automatic one-game suspension.

The Warriors plan to reach out to the league about getting the technical rescinded because coach Steve Kerr considered it one of those intense plays that happen in the postseason. 

'Tonight I think it was a great officiated game,' Golden State's Draymond Green said. 'They let us be physical, both teams, and they made the calls they needed to make. 

'It was kind of disheartening for a game that I love since I was a child to see the talk over the last two days was nothing about basketball and everything about foul calls. Is that what this game is coming to?'

Harden got hit in both eyes early but was able to return and finished with 29 points and seven rebounds.

'I barely could see,' said Harden, who was treated with eye drops.

Boos regularly greeted both Harden and Chris Paul at deafening Oracle Arena, where the Rockets complained after a 104-100 Game One defeat that the officials missed foul calls when the Warriors closed out on Houston's 3-point shooters. 

James Harden got hit in both eyes early on Tuesday evening but was able to return to the game

James Harden got hit in both eyes early on Tuesday evening but was able to return to the game

'I barely could see,' said Harden, who was treated with eye drops and was left with red eyes

'I barely could see,' said Harden, who was treated with eye drops and was left with red eyes

Paul celebrated and cheered when Harden drew a foul on Durant in the closing seconds of the third on a very such play. Harden converted three free throws to pull Houston within 82-75 going into the final 12 minutes.

Harden scored seven straight Houston points during one stretch midway through the fourth, including a 3 at 7:25 that go the Rockets within 92-89. Stephen Curry

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