it has been more than a month since lava began the slow destructive path. golden state warriors are one win away from the second straight nba title in the third in the last four years. they beat lebron james and the cavaliers to go up 3-1 in the series. kevin durant led with 43 points. a career playoff high. including that dagger in the final minute to secure the win. golden state can sweep the cavs and win the title friday night in cleveland. you see lebron james with a triple-double. cnn money. the london stock exchange opening an hour late today. and escalating trade tensions brought the dow up above 25,000.
western conference finals for the fourth straight year. meantime, the rockets closed out the utah jazz in game five 112-102. they were led by chris paul who was unreal. 41 points, a career playoff high. ten assists, no turnovers. first time cp3 has reached the conference finals in his 13-year career. houston gets home-court advantage here against golden state. game one monday night, 9:00 eastern time. let s check cnn money this morning. wild swings for oil after president trump pulled the u.s. from the iran deal. prices fell as much as 4%, then they went back above $70 once again. sanctions could cut off oil off iran s oil special report putting another dent in tight global supply. u.s. stocks closed flat yesterday. wall street is nearing the end of a strong earnings season. you know, worries about geopolitical tensions and trade, they ve been overshadowing these big company profits. right now global stocks are mixed this hour. u.s. futures are a little bit higher. disney s mov
steph curry leading the way with 28 points. the 108-103 wins marks the sweep of best of seven series for warriors. they ll face either the jazz or clippers in next round. in atlanta the hawks pull even in eastern conference series against the wizards after a 111-101 win in game four. atlanta s paul millsap returned to form scoring 19 points with dwight howard putting on his best performance of the postseason, adding 16 points and 15 boards there. the series shifts back to the capital for game five tomorrow night. and in toronto, keeping powell in the starting lineup could be the key for the raptors in their first round series against the bucks who are now on the brink of elimination after a 118-93 loss in game five last night. powell scored a career playoff high 25 points for toronto. with kyle lowry adding 16 as raptors gear up to finish off milwaukee in game six at home on thursday. turning now to major league baseball where san francisco ace
all right. let s do a little sports. oklahoma city thunder with a chance to clinch a spot in the finals last night in front of the home crowd. they had to get through ckolby and the lakers. he has 42 points his 13th career playoff with 40 or more points. zero assists. russell westbrook. throws it up for grabs. and the foul. giving his team the lead. part of a 14-3 run to turn it around. kevin durant in transition. a long three. they are up 11 at that point. the lakers never recover. 53 points combined. the thunder move on with a win over the lakers. they get the top seated spurs with an 18-game winning streak