2018 NBA Playoffs Round 1: San Antonio Spurs Vs Golden State Warriors Game 5, Live Scores & Updates

The schedule for the Warriors-Pelicans series should be out soon. Stay tuned to the Sportskeeda, as we cover LIVE the journey of the Warriors back to the NBA Finals.

This is me, Yash Matange, signing off. Cheers!

It might have looked easy but it was some tough sweating for the Warriors. Nonetheless, they are through and will now face the New Orleans Pelicans in the next round, a team that has been resting for the past couple of days.

The @Warriors stave off San Antonio to advance to the Western Conference Semifinals!

Durant: 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST
Klay: 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
Draymond: 17 PTS, 19 REB, 7 AST#DubNation 99 | #GoSpursGo 91 pic.twitter.com/omDSLxYBE8
— NBA (@NBA) April 25, 2018

FULL-TIME: Warriors win 99-91, and win the series 4-1.

San Antonio is forced to foul. Draymond heads to the free-throw line and he makes both.

Spurs have three shots at a three-pointers but Gay misses twice and Bertans misses once.

A rough shooting night for KD but he's come up big for the Warriors in this fourth quarter!

Spurs call their FINAL TIMEOUT!

KD heads to the line and he makes both to push the lead back to six (97-91) with 24 seconds to go.

Spurs turn it over. Manu does and they have to foul.

Old-reliable. KD knocks down a mid-range jumper on the assist from Green. Warriors lead by 4 with 27.3 seconds to go.

LA & KD trade big jams!#DubNation 93 | #GoSpursGo 88 pic.twitter.com/H7Igv6mOWV
— NBA (@NBA) April 25, 2018

A 14-4 run cuts the Warriors' lead to just two points. 42.3 seconds left in the game.

LA is 14-of-14 from the FT line.

Spurs making it interesting late!

A terrible possession for the Warriors as it ends in a Looney 3. On the other end, Green is forced to foul LA, who gets the offensive rebound of the Rudy Gay miss.

4-point game with a minute plus to go.

LA comes right back, drives to the bucket, puts it in and gets fouled. He completes the 3-point play.

He misses the free-throw.

Warriors are playing through KD and his mid-range was rimming out but Draymond tips it in and gets fouled.

WOW! Davis Bertans gets a 3 to fall, cuts the lead to 5.

Out of the timeout, KD drives to the hole and dunks it home. Spurs now call TIMEOUT!

The Spurs have outscored the Warriors 18-10 in the fourth quarter!

Warriors call TIMEOUT!

Give LA 2️⃣5️⃣ points and 1️⃣0️⃣ rebounds in the contest! pic.twitter.com/5Aq2svQOmP
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) April 25, 2018

A dunk by Aldridge on the roll, off of the pass from Manu. The Spurs' 6-0 run cuts the lead down to just six with 2:35 to play.

Some great passing again by the Warriors but Iggy can't get his 3 to fall.

Neither can Gay. 3 minutes to go now.

Spurs get another chance but turn it over but Thompson can't get his jumper to go as well.

Rudy Gay puts the pressure on KD, near the timeline. He turns it over with a travel!

Under four minutes to go now, Warriors lead 89-81.

He makes both

Aldridge gets fouled again. He's 9-of-9 from the line so far this game. Two FT's coming.

They had a chance to cut it to 8 but Aldridge commits an offensive rebound on Green while boxing him out for the rebound.

What a second half for Aldridge. Drops in another bucket to cur the lead back to 10.

Now with 19 points tonight, Kevin Durant (3,183 points) has passed Kevin McHale (3,182) for 19th place on the NBA's all-time playoffs scoring list.
— Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) April 25, 2018

Spurs call TIMEOUT!

KD AGAIN!

ANDERSON AGAIN!

Kevin Durant drains one in, on a tough shooting night for him.

Anderson gets a layup to go again, brings the lead down to 10.

Doesn't matter though, the Spurs can't capitalize.

Mills on the other end, misses his mid-range jumper but the Warriors turn it over.

He makes both.

Superb passing by the Warriors. It ends up with Draymond getting fouled and heading to the line for two.

Mills comes right back and gets his drive to go. Warriors' lead still at 11.

Thompson just keeps getting buckets!