The Warriors have not faced the Trail Blazers with Nurkic on the roster, but his availability for Game 1 is uncertain as he recovers from a fracture in his right leg. We come out here, represent our teams, representing our hometowns where everybody's from. "You've got to limit their runs and easy buckets".
In the end, however, the Warriors simply had too much firepower, closing the last 12 minutes with a 33-21 run, a blistering assault that was anchored by a Draymond Green 3 that gave the Warriors the lead for good.
Hot streaks - This may be a one-vs. -eight matchup as far as seeding is concerned, but the Warriors (17-5 since March 1) and Blazers (17-6) are two of the hottest teams in the National Basketball Association heading into the postseason. Both Nurkic and Crabbe are game day decisions, according to Mike Richman of The Oregonian. He patted his chest after two straight fourth-quarter baskets and said, "I got this!"
The Warriors have taken a 1-0 lead in the opening round of the playoffs.
"Damian and CJ, if they get 80 between them, we still need to score 40 or 50 somewhere".
Wall scored 15 points in the third quarter and finished with 14 assists. This time, it was 19 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists, 5 blocks and 3 steals. "Why not go in and shock the world?" said Lillard after his team secured a first-round match-up against Golden State.
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Lillard has gone just 1-7 in his regular-season games in Oakland, scoring 38 and 37 points, but also totaling 20 or fewer on 37-for-103 shooting (35.9 percent) on the other six occasions. McCollum finished with 41 and Lillard with 34 but it wasn't enough to deal with the deep contributions from up and down the Warriors bench.
Five Warriors scored in double figures, led by Kevin Durant pouring in 32 points and Stephen Curry putting in 29.
At the start of the final quarter of play, both teams were deadlocked at 88-up. Why play if you don't?
The Defensive Player of the Year candidate opened the final period alongside Andre Iguodala, Klay Thompson, David West and Ian Clark, and was instrumental in holding the Blazers to just two points in a five-and-a-half minute span that effectively put the game out of reach.
The Warriors enjoyed just an 8 1/2-point average margin of victory in the series, and that included a seven-point overtime win in Portland in Game 4 when the upstart home team had the chance to tie the series at 2-2. "Then you add Kevin Durant, guys who has been an MVP in this league, and that's a hell of an option to have, especially in a game like tonight".
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