As soon as the first quarter started, the Trail Blazers quickly entered the game. Aminu made a free throw and Harkless also hit a three-pointer. The home team started 5-0. Barnes made a tip-in and finally helped the Warriors open the pot. But after that, the Trail Blazers
Facing a highly targeted defense, the Warriors' shooting efficiency was extremely low. Lillard hit a three-pointer and scored a difficult 3+1. The Trail Blazers set off an offensive frenzy and led 16-2.
At the critical moment, the Warriors replaced Curry, and the cute god's appearance quickly gave the team reassurance. Later in the quarter, Curry hit two mid-range shots, and passed Ezeli for a dunk.
At the end, the Warriors trailed 18-26.
In the second quarter, Barbosa hit a fadeaway jumper to help the Warriors set off a counterattack. Speights felt hot and hit two consecutive three-pointers. The Warriors were only 4 points behind. After that, the two sides switched back to the starting lineup. McCollum made a free throw and scored a three-pointer.
With consecutive hits, the point difference returned to 11 points. But soon the Warriors, led by Green and Thompson, closed the score again.
In the latter part of this quarter, the Trail Blazers resorted to the "shark-cutting tactic" and achieved some results. Aminu cut in and dunked successfully, and the home team continued to lead by 8 points. The Warriors became more and more anxious, and Livingston kept complaining during a retreat.
The referee was charged with two technical fouls and was ejected. Crabbe and Aminu made consecutive three-pointers, and Curry made a layup to score 2+1. At the end of the half, the Trail Blazers continued to lead 67-57.
The two sides fought again, and the two sides fell into a tug-of-war. On the Warriors' side, Klay Thompson scored a three-pointer and led the team to catch up. On the Trail Blazers' side, Harkless made an air cut and dunked, and the home team continued to maintain a 10-point lead. But in the latter part of this quarter,
The Blazers were misfiring on the offensive end. The Warriors, led by Thompson, launched a 14-2 attack wave and successfully overtook the score. Henderson jumped into the net and finally helped the Blazers stop the bleeding. But with Ezeli's alley-oop dunk, the third quarter
After the game, the Warriors overtook the Trail Blazers 86-85.
The competition between the two teams became intense in the final quarter. Although Curry hit a jumper and once helped the Warriors lead by 5 points, the Trail Blazers' McCollum and Aminu hit consecutive three-pointers, and the Trail Blazers achieved the lead.
The game entered the last 5 minutes. Curry finally broke the scoring drought from outside the three-point line. After his three-pointer hit the net, the Warriors went ahead by 3 points. But then Lillard showed his general style and succeeded in a layup.
, a long-range three-pointer hit, and the Trail Blazers took the lead 105-103. Plumlee made a layup, and the Trail Blazers still led by 3 points with 58.6 seconds left in the game.
Barnes hit a three-pointer at the last moment. After four quarters, the Warriors tied with their opponents 111-111 and the game entered overtime.
Entering overtime, the game became a stage for Curry to perform alone. During this period, he completely took over the Warriors' offense, and his old crazy shooting touch also returned to his body. In less than 5 minutes, he made a sudden outside shot and cut it down.
He scored 17 points. With his amazing performance, the Warriors finally defeated the Trail Blazers 132-125, rewriting the total score of the series to 3-1.
For the Warriors, Curry returned from injury and scored 40 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. During the regular time of the game, Curry's touch was not ideal, but he scored 17 points in overtime, completely shattering the suspense of victory.
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Among other players, Klay Thompson scored 23 points, Draymond Green scored 21 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 blocks. The latter data also tied the single-game record in the Warriors' playoff history.
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For the Trail Blazers, Lillard scored 36 points and 10 assists, but he took 30 shots and only hit 9 goals, which was very inefficient. In addition, CJ McCollum scored 24 points and Plumlee 12 points and 15 rebounds.
, Aminu scored 18 points and Crabbe scored 13 points.
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On May 11, the Warriors faced the challenge of the Trail Blazers at home. This was the fifth game of the series.
The Warriors started with two free throws by Green, Thompson scored four points in a row, and the Trail Blazers maintained their scoring momentum with two shots from Lillard and McCollum. Harkless and Lillard hit consecutive three-pointers, and the Trail Blazers led 15-8.
.Lillard successfully beat Bogut "2+1", and the Trail Blazers led 18-8.
Curry hit a ball after missing his first two shots. Barbosa counterattacked and scored again. Curry hit a three-pointer. The Warriors launched an 11-0 offensive wave and took the lead 21-20.
Lillard scored another three-pointer, Barbosa and Ezeli scored consecutively off the bench, and the Warriors led 27-25. Trail Blazers Lillard and Crabbe scored five points in a row to end the first quarter, and the Trail Blazers led the Warriors 30-27.
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In the second quarter, the Trail Blazers came up with a 5-0 score, and Livingston scored consecutive jump shots to stop the Warriors' decline. Green and Thompson went into battle, Tang Shen hit the first three-pointer of the game, and the Warriors fell behind 38-41. Aminu broke out,
After scoring eight points in a row, including two three-pointers, the Trail Blazers led by double digits.
Green narrowed the gap with a free throw, Curry scored a layup, and the Warriors fell behind 42-49. Curry assisted Tang Shen for two consecutive goals, and the Warriors fell behind 47-51. Lillard responded with a step-back jumper, and Green got his third shot while defending.
A personal foul, and another technical foul due to complaints to the referee. Thompson stepped forward and scored five points in a row. Not to be outdone, Lillard made two free throws to end the half, and the Trail Blazers led 63-58.
Plumlee took the lead in the third quarter, scoring to help the Trail Blazers lead 70-62. Ezeli scored a dunk, Green hit a three-pointer, and the Warriors narrowed the gap.
After Tang Shen scored five points in a row, Curry hit a three-pointer from the outside, and the Warriors went ahead 75-73. Aminu scored a jumper, and the two sides tied the battle at 75. Crabbe and Aminu scored three three-pointers in a row, and Tang Shen responded with eight.
points, the Warriors trailed 83-84. After Lillard scored for the first time in the second half, the Trail Blazers led 88-85. Thompson hit another three-pointer, and the two sides tied the game at 90. Roberts made two free throws, and Curry hit a three-pointer in the last 4.5 seconds.
points, the Warriors lead the Trail Blazers 93-91.
In the fourth quarter, Speights scored five points in a row, and the Warriors led 102-98. Barnes and Curry scored four more points in a row, and the Warriors led 110-102. Lillard lost his touch in the first half, and McCollum scored in a row.
With six points, the Trail Blazers tenaciously chased the score to 109-110.
Curry and Iguodala hit another three-pointer, and the Warriors led 116-109. The Trail Blazers fell behind 116-118 after playing 7-2. In the last 41.9 seconds, Curry grabbed a backcourt rebound and hit a three-pointer, giving the Warriors a five-point lead.
In the last 10.9 seconds, Lillard made three free throws, and the Trail Blazers fell behind 121-123. Curry made two key free throws, giving the Trail Blazers no chance to come back.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Trail Blazers 125-121 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals with a total score of 4:1.
In this game, the Warriors had Curry with 29 points and 11 assists, Thompson with 33 points, Green with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, and Livingston with 10 points.
Trail Blazers Lillard had 28 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, McCollum had 27 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Aminu had 16 points and 9 rebounds, and Crabbe had 20 points.
The series was over, and the result was not what Deng Fang expected.
The Trail Blazers are no match for the Warriors, even if Curry is given a three-game truce.
In fact, if it weren't for the fear of long nights and nightmares, or the fear that others would be injured if the series lasted too long, Deng Fang would never have let Curry come back.
Even if Curry doesn't come back, the Trail Blazers can't win!
It's just that I will play one or two more games.
Without Curry, the Warriors' defense is much better than the Trail Blazers, and the offense is not much worse. The chemical reaction and team cohesion, and fighting spirit are much better. In six games at most, the Warriors should win the series.
Of course, it is worthwhile to let Curry come back early as a precaution. After all, there are still many fierce battles ahead, and Curry also needs to feel in advance.
