Golden State moved into its fourth straight NBA finals with a 101-92 win at Houston on Monday night in game seven of the Western Conference championship series as Kevin Durant scored 34 points. The Rockets, playing without Chris Paul due to a hamstring injury, had a string of 27 missed 3-pointers. The Warriors host Cleveland on Thursday night at 9. … The Buies Creek Astros’ home game Monday with Lynchburg was canceled due to rain. It will not be made up since the teams don’t play again during the first half of the Carolina League baseball season. … Pontus Nyholm of Campbell concluded play Sunday in the NCAA men’s golf tournament at Karsten Creek in Stillwater, Okla. Nyholm, the Big South Conference Freshman of the Year, shot a four-over-par 76 Sunday and ended at 8-over 224 (73-75-76), tied for 78th place. He made 39 pars over 54 holes — tied for first among 156 golfers in the field.
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