The Golden State Warriors held off the Houston Rockets 99-98 on Thursday to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference Finals.
Australian centre Andrew Bogut had 14 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocked shot for the Warriors.
Stephen Curry, who scored 33 points in the game, spoke highly of Bogut.
"He was huge. He's given us what he's got and that's what Boges does, putting his body on the line, going against Dwight (Howard) for however many minutes and bailing us out, and certain drives to the basket and cleaning up the glass. And he was finishing on the (inaudible) as well. A huge impact on the game at both ends of the floor and I'm ready to see what a healthy Boges looks like in a couple days."
James Harden had 38 points and Dwight Howard overcame a sprained left knee that slowed him down to finish with 19 points for the Rockets.
Houston is 0-6 against the Warriors this season.
They have been winless at Golden State since Dec. 13, 2013.
Game 3 is in Houston on Saturday.
