HOUSTON (AP) Kevin Durant continues to deliver in the postseason for the Golden State Warriors.
He scored 37 points on Monday night to lead the Warriors to a 119-106 win in the long-awaited showdown with the Houston Rockets in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.
But if it were up to him, he would have done even more.
Durant wasn’t happy with coach Steve Kerr when he took him out in late in the third quarter and loudly asked his coach why he was putting him on the bench. Durant, who played just more than 40 minutes, was asked if he’d prefer to play the entire 48 minutes.
Starting a playoff series on the road for the first time since 2014, the Warriors trailed by as many as 9 early, but had evened it up by halftime and used a big run at the beginning of the fourth quarter to pull away.
»We’re in the Western Conference finals they are going to come out with a lot of energy,» Durant said. »We’re going to take that first punch and keep punching.»
Game 2 is Wednesday night in Houston.
Kevin Durant continua con sus mensajes de Postemporada para los Warriors de Golden State.
Anoto 37 puntos el lunes en la noche para la victoria 119-106 sobre los Rockets de Houston en el primer partido de la serie por el titulo de la Conferencia del Oeste.
Y con ese aporte, Durant no estaba contento con su tecnico Kerr quien lo saco tarde en el tercer cuarto y le pregunto a su tecnico porque lo sacaba al banco. A Durant quien jugo cerca de 40 minutos, le preguntaro si acaso queria jugar todos los 48 minutos.
Comenzando la postemporada fuera de casa por primera vez desde el 2014, los Warriors aceleraron en el ultimo cuarto para tomar la diferencia justa.
El segundo partido de la serie se jugara en el mismo escenario en Houston, el miércoles.