THE Golden State Warriors fended off a massive Houston Rockets rally to win Game 5 Wednesday, but immediately turn their attention to Kevin Durant, who left in the third quarter with a right calf strain and didn’t return.

Durant suffered the injury while landing awkwardly on a made jump shot late in the quarter. He clutched his lower leg and immediately went to the locker room.

The Warriors assuaged concerns that Durant may have suffered an Achilles tendon tear by announcing he had suffered a calf strain during the fourth quarter. He will have an MRI on Thursday. His status to travel for Game 6 is not clear.

Steve Kerr told reporters that he was assured that Durant had not suffered an Achilles injury. Durant was seen limping in the postgame locker room and told reporters “we’ll know more tomorrow” when asked about his injury.

Golden State rallied after the injury behind a big fourth quarter from Stephen Curry, who found his stroke after struggling from the field for most of the game.

With the 104-99 win, the Warriors head to Houston for Friday’s Game 6 with a 3-2 lead and a chance to close out the series.

“We obviously know each other well, have had a lot of battles,” Curry told TNT after the game. “No matter how the game looks, it’s a game of runs. We had to dig deep tonight, obviously.

“I don’t know what’s going on with my brother. But the way that the team responded down the stretch was what we’re capable of. We’ll carry that momentum into Friday.”

(SD-Agencies)