Wednesday 30 October 2019 16:06, UK
Kevin Durant and James Harden each led their teams with 35 points as the Golden State Warriors secured a narrow Game 1 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday.
Durant came into the game in fine form, having scored 50 points in the Warriors' series-clinching victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, and duly chalked up his fifth straight 30-plus-point game.
The reigning Finals MVP failed to maintain the efficiency he had produced against the Clippers, but regular trips to the free throw line helped boost an 11-25 shooting effort from the floor.
Harden's makes were also mixed in with plenty of misses as he shot 9-28 from the floor, but he also supplemented his total with foul shots, making 13 of his 14 free-throw attempts.
Despite that, Harden was left aggrieved after the Warriors sealed a 104-100 victory, as the All-Star guard felt the officials had missed a number of fouls on him, particularly on three-point shots.
Game 2 takes place in Oakland in the early hours of Wednesday morning (3:30am) live on Sky Sports Arena.
