NBA MOST VALUABLE player Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors edged the Houston Rockets 99-98 overnight to double their lead in the Western Conference finals.
Curry again came out on top in a duel with James Harden, stifling the Rockets star in the moments before the final buzzer to preserve the win.
Harden turned the ball over in the final moments as he searched for a game-winning basket.
Moments later as he left the arena a frustrated Harden gave the millions watching at home a new piece of basketball terminology: knocking down the curtains.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he expected every game in the series to be a similar back-and-forth battle.
“We’re right where we need to be,” said Kerr, whose team led the league with 67 regular-season victories.
