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Warriors Punch Ticket To NBA Finals

Harrison Barnes was huge down the stretch, scoring 13 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, to help the Warriors to a 104-90 win over the Houston Rockets in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals.

 width=The reigning MVP Stephen Curry, who suffered a head contusion in the Rockets' lone win in this series in Game 4 after a brutal fall, registered a game-high 26 points with eight rebounds and six assists.

Klay Thompson contributed 20 points in over 22 minutes of action despite dealing with foul trouble and an ear laceration throughout the game.

Golden State returns to the Finals for the first time since 1975 when it swept the Washington Bullets in four games to claim the franchise's third title.

The Warriors will host the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers at Oracle Arena in Game 1 on June 4.

Coming off a playoff career-high 45 points in Game 4, James Harden was one of those players who didn't finish quite as well as McHale had hoped. Harden had a forgettable performance in this one, finishing with 14 points on 2-of-11 shooting and committing an NBA playoff record 13 turnovers. The last field goal from Harden came with 5:49 remaining in the first half.

The Warriors scored 31 points off 20 Houston turnovers.

Dwight Howard led the Rockets with 18 points and 16 rebounds.

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