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Former Longhorn Kevin Durant to play his third NBA Finals

Kevin Durant lead the Golden State Warriors with 34 points.

Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

LeBron James #23 and Kevin Durant #35 (background) of Team LeBron react after a missed last second shot by DeMar DeRozan #10 of Team Stephen (right) during the NBA All-Star Game 2018 at Staples Center on February 18, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

Former Longhorn star Kevin Durant will be playing in his third career NBA Finals after he and the Golden State Warriors knocked out the Houston Rockets in game seven of the Western Conference Finals Monday night, 101 to 92.

Durant led the Warriors with 34 points. Golden State and Durant will face Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals. Game one tips off Thursday at 8 p.m. You can see each of the NBA Finals games right here on KVUE.

Durant was last season’s NBA Finals’ Most Valuable Player.

Kevin Durant drops a game-high 34 PTS (21 in 2nd half) in Game 7 to help the @warriors earn a spot in the #NBAFinals

He joins Wilt Chamberlain and Stephen Curry as the third GSW player to score 30 or more points in a Game 7 victory. #DubNation #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/o4F6rHIV4L
— NBA (@NBA) May 29, 2018

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