Although they're best known as a high-powered offensive team, the Golden State Warriors have proven the ability to win in many ways throughout a tremendous season. It's fitting, then, that they clinched the franchise's first NBA Finals appearance in 40 years by topping the Houston Rockets in a rugged, often sloppy 104-90 Game 5 victory to close out the Western Conference Finals on Wednesday night.
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After scoring a season-low 17 first-quarter points, the Warriors grabbed a six-point halftime lead and overcame considerable third-quarter foul trouble to take control of the game in the fourth quarter.