The defending champion Golden State Warriors staved off elimination by beating the Los Angeles Lakers 121-106 in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals.
Curry scored a playoff career-high 50 points in the most prolific Game 7 performance ever, willed the Warriors a Western Conference semifinals win 120-100 win against the Sacramento Kings.
Joel Embiid was lucky not to have been ejected for kicking a Nets player in the groin area, blocked a potential tying basket as the Philadelphia 76ers beat Brooklyn 102-97