N.B.A. Playoffs: James Harden and Rockets Outlast Kevin Durant and Warriors

HOUSTON — James Harden made a major 3-pointer in extra time and scored 41 points, and the Houston Rockets outlived the Golden State Warriors, 126-121, on Saturday night to cut the deficiency in the Western Conference elimination round arrangement to 2-1. 

A layup by P. J. Exhaust put Houston ahead by 3 with around two minutes left, and the Warriors missed shots on their next two belongings. That set up the 3-pointer by Harden with 49 seconds left that made it 124-118. 

Kevin Durant made three free tosses from that point forward, yet Harden added a layup to extend the lead. 

Stephen Curry, who separated a finger in Game 2, missed a wide-open layup and Harden got the bounce back to verify the triumph. 

The Rockets withstood a 46-point exhibition from Durant and a late flood by the Warriors to abstain from falling into a 3-0 gap in the best-of-seven arrangement. 

Diversion 4 is Monday night in Houston. 

Solidify drove the path regardless of recouping from wounds to his eyes he continued in Game 2 when he was smacked in the face by Draymond Green. He was feeling better on Saturday, yet the two eyes stayed bleeding red in spots. 

"That is James. That is the thing that he does," Houston Coach Mike D'Antoni said. 

Eric Gordon included a playoff profession high 30 points with a playoff-best seven 3-pointers for the Rockets. 

Curry completed with 17 points subsequent to missing two layups in extra time. Green included 19 for the Warriors. 

Houston was sticking to a noteworthy lead in the final quarter when Iguodala's 3-pointer put Golden State ahead by 112-110 with 45 seconds remaining. Solidify made two free tosses a couple of moments later to tie it, and Durant at that point missed a hop shot to allow Houston to win it in guideline. 

Chris Paul was in the path when Klay Thompson constrained a hop ball. Solidify made history the ball however did not have room schedule-wise to get a shot off before the bell. 

A dunk by Durant slice Houston's lead to 1 halfway through the final quarter, however Austin Rivers hit a 3-pointer for Houston not long after that to leave the Rockets ahead, 108-104. 

The Warriors recaptured the lead with around three and a half minutes to follow 5 straight focuses by Thompson made it 109-108. Be that as it may, Paul set Houston back on top with two free tosses. 

The Warriors utilized a 15-2 keep running toward the finish of the second from last quarter and the start of the fourth to take a 94-93 lead with around 10 minutes remaining. Durant was relentless in that extend, scoring every one of the 10 of Golden State's focuses to begin the last quarter. 

Exhaust, Houston's protective plug who had been on the seat with four fouls, returned the amusement to endeavor to help back Durant off. Durant chilled from that point forward, yet Iguodala and Thompson made 3-pointers to keep the Warriors ahead by a point with around eight minutes left in the fourth.