James Harden quickly put his eye injury behind in a fantastic display in the Houston Rockets’ win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the Western Conference semis. The pivotal duel between the Rockets and Warriors was the only NBA playoff game on Saturday night, and you can check out top moments from that clash and funny reactions on Stephen Curry’s missed dunk.
Harden with authority
James Harden suffered a nasty eye injury in Game 2 loss to the Golden State Warriors, but he responded excellently in Game 3 win with 41 points, nine rebounds, and six assists including some clutch baskets when his team needed him the most.
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Top 5 Plays of the night
The Houston Rockets beat the Golden State Warriors 126-121 in overtime to cut the Warriors’ series lead to 2-1, and here you have an opportunity to relive the best moments from that game including Clint Capela’s monstrous block on Andre Iguodala.
Clint Capela protects the rim to lead Saturday's TOP 5 PLAYS! pic.twitter.com/MHLQFH3CUK
— NBA (@NBA) May 5, 2019
Curry’s dunk attempt didn’t go well
The Rockets had a five-point lead late in overtime when Stephen Curry attempted a one-handed dunk, but the ball stayed on the rim and needless to say, Rockets’ fans were ecstatic. This miss sealed a victory for Houston and Curry can certainly feel embarrassed.
NBA fans watching Steph miss that dunk 💀 pic.twitter.com/CYQt4RMH9w
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) May 5, 2019
Leonard on his motivation
The Toronto Raptors are facing the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 4, and they must get a win to tie the series at 2-2 or face the possibility of going down 3-1. Ahead of the encounter, Kawhi Leonard talks about his motivation which keeps him going to be one of the greats to play the game.
"I'm focused on both sides of the floor, defense is something that you need to win games…"
Ahead of Game 4 at 3:30pm/et on #NBAonABC, join Kawhi Leonard as he discusses what motivates him to be one of the greats to play the game! #WeTheNorth #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/wS2nJLO0NP
— NBA (@NBA) May 5, 2019
Anxious Middleton
The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference series and now they have a 2-1 lead. After the game, a Greek journalist asked Giannis Antetokounmpo a question in his mother tongue and Khris Middleton’s reaction was simply hilarious.
Middleton couldn’t believe the length of this question Giannis got in Greek pic.twitter.com/XnRGSk3gbi
— Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) May 4, 2019
