The Warriors dropped consecutive games for only the second time since Jimmy Butler III’s debut in February despite a combined 56 points from Curry (29 pts, 6 3pm, 7 reb) and Butler III (27 pts, 9 reb, 8 ast).

The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Denver Nuggets 111-105 in Game 6 on Thursday to force a decisive Game 7 on Saturday.

The Denver Nuggets have been here before and want to avoid the same result. So do the Los Angeles Clippers. A battle that started two weeks ago comes to an end Saturday night when Denver hosts Los Angeles for Game 7 of their Western Conference quarterfinal.

Amen Thompson notched five steals in the first half to establish a tone of tenacity on defense that galvanized the Rockets in 131-116 romp that forced Game 6 against the Warriors on Friday in San Francisco.

The Houston Rockets have forced a deciding Game 7 in their NBA Western Conference first-round playoff series after a 115-107 road win over the Golden State Warriors on Friday evening. And with that, two first-round playoff series remain undecided.

The Rockets dominated game 5 of this series from the opening tip. Jumping out to a huge early lead and never looking back, the Rockets built a 31-point cushion in the third quarter before both teams emptied their benches.