On May 3, the Trail Blazers and the Warriors started the second game of the Western Conference semifinals. Curry continued to miss this game.
In the first three minutes of the first quarter, only Thompson hit a three-pointer for the Warriors, and the other players made 0 of 7. On the contrary, the Trail Blazers started the game very actively after experiencing a big defeat in the last game. Lillard, Aminu
Three-pointers hit the net one after another, McCollum also continued to cause damage, and the Trail Blazers started 12-3.
In the next 2 minutes, the Warriors still felt bad. Only Barnes scored from the mid-range shot, while the Trail Blazers were still on full fire, with the score reaching 19-5. In the second half of the first quarter, the Trail Blazers still felt hot, with Bogut and Iraq
Godala scored 4 points one after another, but after Aminu made a mid-range shot, Crabbe and Henderson cooperated to stage an alley-oop. At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors 21-34 the Trail Blazers.
In the second quarter, Barbosa's jumper was blocked by Davis, Speight committed an offensive foul, and Henderson hit a three-pointer. Fortunately, Iguodala scored 5 points in a row, but other players on the team still did not feel better.
Ci hit two irons in a row, and Crabbe also scored three free throws. Finally, Barnes performed two dunks in a row to boost morale. The Warriors increased their defensive intensity, and the Trail Blazers were blocked in one after another. Clark also performed well.
After scoring 4 points, Barnes hit a shot from outside the three-point line. The Warriors responded with an 18-4 climax, narrowing the point difference to 3 points.
Seeing that the point difference was narrowed, Aminu and Lillard scored three-pointers one after another, temporarily stabilizing the situation. In the last minute of this quarter, Livingston and Green struck one after another, and Barnes and Harkless competed under the basket.
During the rebound, both sides were whistled for fouls. Green hit a mid-range shot and scored 2+1. At halftime, the Trail Blazers 59-51 the Warriors.
After changing sides, the Trail Blazers felt cold. Lillard and McCollum hit the iron one after another, and Aminu also committed an offensive foul. The Warriors scored 5 points in a row to further narrow the gap. After 3 and a half minutes of the third quarter,
Harkless hit a three-pointer into the net, and the Trail Blazers finally scored in a sports game. After Livingston scored a layup, the point difference was narrowed to 3 points again. The Trail Blazers' two backcourt guns combined to score 5 points, once again stabilizing the morale of the army.
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In the middle of the third quarter, Lillard led the team to another 8-2 spurt, and the point difference once again widened to 10 points. After that, Lillard was still feeling hot. After hitting a tip-in, he hit another three-pointer.
, after Thompson hit a three-pointer, Lillard hit the net with a three-pointer at the buzzer. At the end of the third quarter, the Trail Blazers led the Warriors 87-76.
Green was active in the last quarter, starting with a 2+1, and then blocked Henderson's shot when he was defending him. Turning around, Green passed to Ezeli under the basket, who scored with an air cut, and McCollum dribbled the ball.
After a mistake, Ezeli and Green followed suit with another alley-oop dunk, and the point difference was once again narrowed to 5 points.
The two sides replaced their main players in advance and started the final battle. Iguodala hit McCollum under the basket and caused a foul. Aminu made a mistake in passing. Thompson shook off the defender and hit a three-pointer from the corner. The two sides fought.
Tied at 91. In the middle of the last quarter, the Warriors started a fierce attack. Thompson caused a foul on Lillard under the basket. Plumlee had two blocks in a row. Green made another air-cut dunk. The Warriors opened up the point difference with a 10-0 wave.
By 9 points, the Trail Blazers fell into a 3-minute scoring drought. The Warriors' momentum at home was fully up, and the Trail Blazers were unable to recover. In the end, the Warriors defeated the Trail Blazers 110-99.
After four quarters of competition, the Warriors achieved a 17-point reversal and took a 2-0 lead in the series.
In this game, Trail Blazers Lillard made 6 of 11 three-pointers and scored 25 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. McCollum had 22 points, Aminu had 14 points and 6 rebounds, and Henderson had 12 points.
Warriors Thompson made 5 of 14 three-pointers and scored 27 points and 3 assists. Barnes had 13 points, Green had 17 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists, and Iguodala had 15 points and 5 rebounds.
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On May 7, the Warriors challenged the Trail Blazers away from home, and the third game of the series began.
After the opening, Thompson was on full fire, hitting consecutive three-pointers and scoring 8 points, leading the Warriors to a 10-5 start. Goals from Plumlee and Lillard eased the Trail Blazers' decline and quickly narrowed the gap.
Their momentum did not last long. Green and Thompson hit three-pointers respectively, and the Warriors once again widened the point difference.
Seeing the Warriors' performance so bravely, Lillard stepped forward and hit consecutive three-pointers. The Trail Blazers responded with a 7-2 attack wave and launched a pursuit. Thompson was completely cheated, scoring 5 points in a row, and the Warriors established an 8-point lead.
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After that, the two teams fell into a melee. As Henderson finally caused a foul and made two free throws, the Trail Blazers caught up to 22-28 in the first quarter, falling behind by 6 points.
Thompson scored 18 points in the first quarter, and Lillard scored 11 points in the quarter.
The Trail Blazers, who were lagging behind in the second quarter, launched a counterattack and quickly overtook the score after a wave of 7-0 attacks. The Warriors quickly adjusted and scored two goals in a row to regain the lead. Aminu succeeded with 2+1, and then
Hitting another three-pointer, Lillard fired and scored 5 points in a row. The Trail Blazers launched a vigorous 13-4 attack wave and took the lead.
However, the Blazers' good momentum did not last long. Thompson and Green fired one after another, and the Warriors quickly narrowed the gap to only 2 points. McCollum, who had a very dismal performance in the first quarter and only scored 2 points, began to find his touch at this time.
He scored 4 points with consecutive shots and free throws. As Aminu and Lillard each hit three-pointers, the Trail Blazers launched another 10-0 attack wave, extending the lead to 12 points. Thompson's quick layup broke the Warriors' lead.
It was a deadlock, but Lillard caused a foul at the last moment and made two free throws. After the first half, the Warriors trailed the Trail Blazers by 12 points, 46-58.
Lillard scored 14 points in a single quarter.
McCollum scored 2+1 at the beginning of the second half, and the Trail Blazers led by 15 points. When the Warriors were facing difficulties, Green stepped forward and hit two consecutive three-pointers, leading the team to an 8-0 attack wave that quickly defeated the Warriors.
The gap narrows.
The Trail Blazers responded after calling a timeout. Aminu succeeded in consecutive attacks and McCollum also made some gains. As Davis and Henderson fired respectively, the Trail Blazers launched a 12-4 attack wave and took the lead.
The advantage expanded to 15 points again.
The Warriors also responded. Green hit two consecutive three-pointers, Livingston also succeeded at 2+1, and the 9-4 spurt slightly narrowed the gap. Then the two teams fell into a melee, but the Blazers' offense
The momentum was obviously more fierce. Crabbe and Lillard started long-range bombing mode, once again widening the gap to 16 points. Green hit a three-pointer at the last minute, but the Warriors still trailed the Trail Blazers 80-93.
Green hit 5 three-pointers in a single quarter and scored 21 points in this quarter, but he still could not stop the Blazers' surging offensive.
McCollum scored 2 points in the last quarter, and the Trail Blazers once again established a 15-point lead. Although Clark's goal provided the Warriors with a response, Aminu's hot touch still overwhelmed the Warriors. With McCollum and
Lillard scored, and the Trail Blazers launched a 10-3 attack wave, leading 105-85 by as much as 20 points with 7 minutes and 20 seconds left.
The Warriors finally recovered and responded to the 9-0 attack wave, and the gap quickly narrowed to only 11 points. McCollum and Lillard succeeded in attacking and stabilized the situation for the Trail Blazers. After that, although the Warriors attacked frantically, Lillard
Germany's violent performance still won the game for the Blazers.
In the end, the Warriors lost to the Trail Blazers 108-120, leading the series 2:1.
Green and Lillard both hit 8 three-pointers in this game, which is quite impressive.
For the Warriors, Thompson scored 35 points and Green had 37 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. However, other than these two, only Barbosa scored in double figures for the Warriors, and he contributed 10 points.
For the Trail Blazers, Lillard scored 40 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists, McCollum had 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Aminu had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Crabbe had 10 points, and Ed Davis had 8 points and 10 rebounds.
