Golden State Warriors executive board member Jerry West, left, talks with Portland Trail Blazers general manager Neil Olshey before Game 1 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series between the Warriors and the Trail Blazers in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, April 16, 2017.
Spears noted that the Trail Blazers backcourt outplayed the vaunted "Splash Bros", Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry, but that the Warriors backcourt got more help.
Game 2 for the Warriors vs. Trailblazers will be on Wednesday, April 19 at 10:30 p.m. ET on TNT at the Oracle Arena, Oakland.
The victor of this series will go on to meet the victor of the LA Clippers / Utah Jazz series. The teams haven't met since the end of January, however, which was the closest game - a two-point Warriors win. "Damian and CJ are talented scorers and they both had great offensive nights".
Green scored 19 points himself on 6-of-10 shooting, including 3-of-4 on 3-pointers. Kevin Durant was masterful once again with 32 points and 10 rebounds in his first playoff game with the Dubs.
Houston 118, Oklahoma City 87: James Harden scored 37 points to outshine Russell Westbrook and the Rockets pulled away in the third quarter and coasted to a victory over the Thunder in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. The clubs haven't met since January 29, which means the Warriors could very well be seeing a different-looking opponent. They were able to fend off the Denver Nuggets to secure the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
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The run was first propelled by the acquisition of center Jusuf Nurkic.
The Blazers' reserves accounted for just nine points.
The Portland Trail Blazers have a tough task ahead as they are going against the best team in the league right now. The Warriors have prepared game plans to combat Portland with and without the big man in the lineup.
During the regular season, Green shot 40 percent on uncontested 3-pointers, lowest of the seven Warriors players who took 30 or more uncontested 3-point shots. Obviously, we don't know if Nurkic will be back or not, but they're also a different team with him not in there.
Golden State is ready for their upcoming playoff run due to resting their players a little more this season. "They're feeling really good about themselves". The returns rarely have had happy endings.
If there was any doubt about who to name NBA Defensive Player of the Year this season, Draymond Green emphatically moved his name to the top of list Sunday against the Portland Trail Blazers.
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