OAKLAND, Calif. — Dire circumstances have turned the N.B.A.’s so-called superteam into a desperate team, but the Golden State Warriors are at least halfway to salvation after Saturday night. The league’s reigning champions — in a game they had to have — dug themselves out of a sizable early deficit with the sort of second-half flourish they are known for.
Taking advantage of the absence of Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul, who suffered a hamstring injury toward the end of Thursday’s game, Golden State reinforced its reputation for inflicting third-quarter devastation and eventually ran out to a rousing 115-86 victory in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals to even this seesaw series at 3-3.