PRO BASKETBALLHOUSTON (AP) Stephen Curry and Golden State turned all those Houston bricks into a road back to the NBA Finals.Needing not only all their firepower but also 27 straight misses by the Rockets during an epic cold streak from 3-point range www.officialhockeyjetsshop.com , the Warriors rallied to keep alive their hopes for a repeat.Kevin Durant scored 34 points, Curry sparked another third-quarter turnaround, and the Warriors earned a fourth straight trip to the NBA Finals by beating the Rockets 101-92 in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals on Monday night.The defending champions trailed by as many as 15 in the first half after falling behind 17 in Game 6.Curry, who finished with 27 points, scored 14 of Golden State¡¯s 33 points in the third quarter as Houston¡¯s shooting didn¡¯t just go cold, it froze. The Rockets missed all 14 3-point attempts in that quarter as part of a 1-for-21 second half from long range.The Warriors will host LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 on Thursday night in the fourth straight matchup between the teams.WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) ¨C Celtics general manager Danny Ainge says point guard Kyrie Irving was unable to attend Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals because he was recovering from nasal surgery.Ainge said on Monday that Irving had a deviated septum. The injury occurred in November when he was hit in the face by teammate Aron Baynes. Irving wore a mask while healing from the facial fracture.Irving has not played since March because of a knee injury. But his absence on the Boston bench was noted when the Celtics played his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers.Ainge joked: ¡±I don¡¯t think he wanted to be seen in public and ruin his movie career.¡±HOCKEYLAS VEGAS (AP) ¨C Commissioner Gary Bettman says an NHL team in Seattle would have the same favorable expansion terms given to the Vegas Golden Knights.Bettman says the league could vote on adding its 32nd franchise in Seattle later this year, although it won¡¯t happen in June. Bettman remains just as amazed by the Golden Knights¡¯ inaugural season as the rest of the sports world as they host the Washington Capitals in the Stanley Cup Final.Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly both confirmed the NHL plans to keep the same rules on the next expansion draft. If it happens within the next two years, as increasingly expected, Vegas won¡¯t have to lose any of its players.SOCCERZURICH (AP) ¨C FIFA¡¯s bid inspectors will hold a meeting in Zurich on Wednesday with the North American and Moroccan candidates hoping to host the 2026 World Cup.Officials from the joint United States-Canada-Mexico team and Morocco are invited to answer questions from a FIFA-appointed panel evaluating their bids ahead of the June 13 vote, FIFA said Monday.No date is set to publish the evaluation reports ahead of the vote by up to 207 FIFA member federations in Moscow.Though voters are not obliged to factor the reports into their choice, FIFA put a more rigorous assessment system in place after criticism of the 2018-2022 World Cup hosting votes in December 2010.CHESTER, Pa. (AP) ¨C Josh Sargent scored in his American debut Winnipeg Jets T-Shirts Authentic , fellow 18-year-old Tim Weah added a goal in his second international match and a young United States team beat Bolivia 3-0 in an exhibition Monday night.Walker Zimmerman put the Americans ahead in the 37th minute and Sargent doubled the lead in the 52nd. Weah, the son of former FIFA Player of the Year and current Liberia president George Weah, scored in the 59th.Weah, born on Feb. 22, 2000, became the fourth-youngest American to score when he displaced Sargent, who was born two days earlier. Sargent¡¯s goal was particularly memorable ¨C with his back to the goal, he intercepted a pass over his head from the goalkeeper, played the ball to himself and put it in the net with a strong right-footed shot from about 11 yards.With no World Cup to play for, interim U.S. coach Dave Sarachan went with youth. He gave six players their debuts, raising the total to 15 in four matches since the Americans were eliminated in qualifying. Defenders Erik Palmer-Brown and Antonee Robinson and goalkeeper Alex Bono joined Sargent as debutants in the starting lineup, and defender Matt Olosune and midfielder Keatan Parks entered on the second half. ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle doesn¡¯t know what¡¯s behind the confluence of streaks bolstering the Ducks¡® playoff chances. Right now, he¡¯s just trying to make it last.John Gibson made 36 saves for his 14th career shutout Winnipeg Jets Hoodies Authentic , Rickard Rakell scored for the fourth straight game and the Ducks extended their home point streak to nine games with a 4-0 win over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night.The Ducks are 7-0-2 in their last nine home games and 7-1-1 in their last nine overall. Gibson has won a career-best six consecutive starts, and Rakell has six goals in his last four games.All that has pushed Anaheim up to second in the Pacific Division, moving one point ahead of San Jose after picking up a third straight win overall.¡±If I knew that answer I probably wouldn¡¯t be doing what I¡¯m doing and be making a lot more money if I could figure that out and have an explanation for that, but it just seems that talented athletes find ways to get on hot streaks and they continue to roll,¡± Carlyle said. ¡±It¡¯s no different than a golfer gets on a hot streak, gets in a groove, a pitcher gets in a groove. Things seem to go their way.¡±Adam Henrique, Hampus Lindholm and Nick Ritchie also scored for the Ducks. Ryan Getzlaf and Josh Manson each had two assists.¡±I think we¡¯re just playing, like we have the last few years,¡± Gibson said. ¡±It¡¯s been a different year as far as injuries and personnel and whatnot, but we¡¯re all here now and we want to make the most of it.¡±The Ducks went up 1-0 1:24 into the game on Henrique¡¯s 20th goal. With Tom Wilson in the penalty box for interference, Henrique scored on a wrist shot from the slot.Rakell and Getzlaf had assists on the Ducks¡¯ fifth power-play goal in their last eight games.The Capitals have allowed power-play goals in five of their last seven games, having killed 72.7 percent (16 of 22) of penalties in those games.Lindholm doubled the lead to 2-0 at 13:15. He fired a shot from the blue line that goalie Braden Holtby couldn¡¯t see through traffic for his 10th goal, tying his career high set in 2015-16.¡±We didn¡¯t help ourselves a whole lot starting that way Winnipeg Jets Hats Authentic , but it wasn¡¯t just that,¡± Capitals center Lars Eller said. ¡±It was execution of passes, losing battles along the wall, being second on puck. Just being a split-second behind all the time. We¡¯re not really a slow team, but in the first we looked slow because we were always chasing.¡±While the Ducks are surging, the Capitals are trying to put together some consistent play. Holtby was pulled early in the second period after giving up three goals on nine shots. Philipp Grubauer made eight saves in relief for the Capitals, who have lost three straight road games.Washington failed to put together three straight wins, something it hasn¡¯t done since notching five in a row Dec. 28-Jan. 9.Rakell made it 3-0 at 5:27 in the second period. He beat Holtby with a powerful wrist shot from the left circle, prompting Capitals coach Barry Trotz to turn to Grubauer. Holtby has been pulled from four of his 11 starts since the beginning of February.¡±Everybody goes through some dry spells, and he¡¯s having one right now,¡± Trotz said.Ritchie picked up the empty-netter with 1:26 remaining.NOTES: Getzlaf had multiple assists for the third straight game. He has two goals and 10 assists in his last six games. ¡­ Manson has a point in three straight games, with one goal and three assists during the streak. ¡­ The Ducks have killed 25 straight penalties.UP NEXTCapitals: Visit Los Angeles on Thursday night.Ducks: Visit Nashville on Thursday night.¡ª