Klay Thompson powers Warriors past Mavericks and into NBA finals

• Golden State seal 4-1 triumph in Western Conference finals
• Thompson scores 32 in Game 5 after injury-plagued seasons

Klay Thompson shimmied his way to 32 points and the Golden State Warriors advanced to their sixth NBA finals in the past eight seasons by beating the Dallas Mavericks 120-110 in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday night.

Thompson scored 19 points in the first half, including a three-pointer that he punctuated with teammate Stephen Currys signature shake as the Warriors raced out to a 17-point halftime lead and coasted the rest of the way. Andrew Wiggins added 18 points and 10 rebounds, Draymond Green scored 17 points and Curry had 15 points and nine assists for Golden State.