NBA Playoffs: Golden State Warriors defeat Sacramento Kings thanks to 50 points from Stephen Curry

​Steph Curry hit a play-off career-high 50 points as his side won 120-100 in the Western Conference semi-finals. The Warriors will face LeBron James' LA Lakers in the Western Conference semi-finals, while the Miami Heat beat the New York Knicks 108-101 to go 1-0 up in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. The Warriors were trounced 118-99 in game six on Friday, but Curry, chasing a fifth NBA title in nine years, starred in the decider - finishing with the most points ever in a game seven - as his side progressed. Curry was devastating with seven three-pointers, but Kevon Looney, Andrew Wiggins and Klay Thompson also played their parts in the win. The opening game between the Lakers and the Warriors will take place at 03:00 BST on Wednesday in San Francisco. The Warriors faced a James-led Cleveland Cavaliers in four consecutive NBA finals between 2015 and 2018, winning three of them. Four-time champion LeBron James won his last title with the Lakers in 2020, and Curry was excited to face him again. The Heat continued their good post-season form, making it five wins from six play-off games to follow up their surprise win over top seeds Milwaukee Bucks in the first round. Jimmy Butler led the eighth seeds with 25 points and 11 rebounds, but rolled his ankle late in the game and will require treatment before game two at 00:30 on Wednesday. New York led 32-21 after the first quarter and were 55-50 ahead at the break, but the Heat took over in the third quarter led by Butler and Max Strus. The Knicks were led by 26 points from RJ Barrett and 25 from Jalen Brunson, but were without two-time All-Star forward Julius Randle.​