By Harry Slavin For Mailonline
Published: 07:34 BST, 9 May 2019 | Updated: 07:41 BST, 9 May 2019
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Klay Thompson scored 27 points, including a key layup with 4.1 seconds left, and the Golden State Warriors overcame Kevin Durant's calf injury to beat the Houston Rockets 104-99 on Wednesday night for a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.
Durant strained his right calf late in the third quarter. The two-time reigning NBA Finals MVP limped to the locker room after landing awkwardly following a baseline jumper. He finished with 22 points, five rebounds and four assists.
James Harden scored 31 points for the Rockets, who will try to stave off elimination back home in Houston on Friday night.
Klay Thompson scored 27 points as Golden State Warriors beat the Houston Rockets
Thompson celebrates with Steph Curry after the Warriors secured a 3-2 lead in their semi-final
The hosts soldiered on after losing two-time NBA finals MVP Kevin Durant to a calf injury
Durant's status for Game 6 is unclear. After he departed with the injury, the rest of Golden State's array of stars helped the Warriors close it out.
Draymond Green received his fourth technical of the postseason with 3:39 left, and then knocked down a 3-pointer on the other end. Thompson followed Green's 3 with one of his own to make it 97-89 with 2:33 remaining.
