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<p>HOUSTON &#8212; Kevin Durant scored 34 points and the Golden State Warriors are heading to their fourth straight NBA Finals after fighting back from another big deficit with a huge third quarter and beating the Houston Rockets 101-92 in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals on Monday night.</p><p>Stephen Curry and the defending champions trailed by as many as 15 in the first half after falling behind 17 in Game 6.</p><p>Curry, who finished with 27 points, scored 14 of Golden State&#8217;s 33 points in the third quarter as Houston&#8217;s shooting didn&#8217;t just go cold, it froze. The Rockets missed all 14 3-point attempts in that quarter as part of 27 misses from long range.</p><p>The Warriors will host LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 on Thursday night.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) celebrates with teammate Draymond Green (23) during the second half in Game 7 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals against the Houston Rockets in Houston. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/web1_AP18149122718733.jpg</photo0><caption0>Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) celebrates with teammate Draymond Green (23) during the second half in Game 7 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals against the Houston Rockets in Houston. </caption0><photoCredit0>David J. Phillip | AP Photo </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By KRISTIE RIEKEN</p><p>AP Sports Writer</p></bylineMeta></div>

Warriors reach 4th straight NBA Finals with win over Houston