By dropping 51 points, including nine 3-pointers, in a 137-105 victory over – wait for it – the Golden State Warriors.
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Stephen Curry did not practice Thursday with the Golden State Warriors and is unlikely to play in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals at Portland.
That fire sometimes gets too hot and led to the 12 technical fouls Green got during the regular season and the locker room shouting match he had with coach Steve Kerr at halftime of a game in Oklahoma City in February. “He hasn’t had any setbacks”.
Defending champion Golden State leads the best-of-seven series against Portland 2-0.
The box score says the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-99.
The Trail Blazers held shootaround Tuesday morning at the Olympic Club in downtown San Fransisco in preparation for tonight’s Game Two of the Western Conference semifinal matchup versus the Warriors at Oracle Arena (tipoff scheduled for 7:30 pm on TNT and 620 AM). Portland repeatedly ran pick-and-roll plays against the seven footer, who had trouble recovering on the switch, resulting in a multitude of Damian Lillard three’s. Tie game. When Portland led for the last time with 5:21 left in the game, they had 95 points.
“We need to see him in rhythm, cutting, moving and see how he responds the next day”, Kerr said. For much of yesterday’s second round playoff game against the Portland Trailblazers, they were right. It appears that at least for one more game they don’t have to worry.
“I know the kind of guys I’m running with”. Toronto got the ball back after a Miami turnover on the inbounds play, but Wade stripped the ball from DeRozan and sealed it with a three-point play.
If the Warriors really need Curry against the Trail Blazers, then he must play as long as he is healthy.
Lillard was unable to keep up his fingers plugged into all the holes in the dike into the fourth quarter, and the Blazers ultimately collapsed.
Technically speaking: Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson, who didn’t get a technical foul during the regular season, was tagged for his sixth career tech for a brief dustup with Portland’s Maurice Harkless during the third quarter Tuesday.
If the series goes to a Game 5, Curry would have some tread on the tires for the pivotal contest and could take on the full workload. Out since the All-Star break with blood clots, Bosh wants to play. “So the adjustments that we’re making for this series is just trying to adjust from playing a team that’s so different than the team that we just played six games”.
“You’ve got to give credit to Festus just for being prepared”, Lillard said.
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Although the Blazers blew an 11-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, they can still take away some positives from the game. With the series not resuming until Saturday that gives the MVP three more days to rest and rehab his MCL sprain.
