Kevin Durant returned to the lineup and had 10 points after missing the Warriors' previous two games with a calf injury.
Damian Lillard had 34 points for Portland. They led by as much as 28 in the first half. Kerr is not coaching the game due to illness, but is in the arena.
Long after the Trail Blazers had left their court, many of Golden State's players celebrated on the floor at the Moda Center to the delight of a rather large contingent of yellow-clad fans who chanted "War-ri-ors!" Their first round competitor was the Portland Trail Blazers.
In the next round the Warriors will face either the Los Angeles Clippers or Utah Jazz, whose series was knotted at two games apiece. Assistant Mike Brown has served as head coach in Kerr's absence.
Halftime saw the Warriors ahead by 24 points; 72-48.
The Trail Blazers have once again fallen victim to the Warriors in the playoffs, marking the second consecutive year that Golden State has bounced Portland from postseason play. Guard, C.J. McCollum had been a critical scorer for Portland, but he finished with just six points. "Our guys were locked in on both ends of the floor". "It was fun to watch and fun to be a part of". The crowd at the Moda Center gave Lillard a standing ovation when he came out with 6:12 to play.
Last season, the Warriors ousted the Blazers 4-1 in the second round.
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He said at the time he "didn't think the prize was worthy of a 147", and was criticised by World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn. And a year ago he deliberately made a 146 after discovering he'd only bag £10,000 at the Welsh Open for a maximum.
Schroder scored on two three-pointers, a jump shot and a driving lay-up in the final four minutes as the Hawks rebuffed Washington's comeback effort.
The Warriors became the second team to advance in the Playoffs, following the Cleveland Cavaliers' 4-0 series win over Indiana. F Matt Barnes (R foot/ankle bone bruise) and G Shaun Livingston (R index finger sprain, hand contusion) were listed as questionable and downgraded to out prior to tipoff.
Bradley Beal scored 32 points, bouncing back from a dismal performance in Game 3, and John Wall had another stellar performance with 22 points and 10 assists. But the lead slipped away in the third quarter and the deeper Warriors prevailed 119-113.
The Warriors hold a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. It was 45-22 after one quarter. Little did they know that Durant's first season wearing the Warriors uniform would not be flawless.
Their 45 first-quarter points matched an National Basketball Association play-off record for points in an opening quarter, and they were up by 24 at half-time. Stephen Curry led the way with 37 points, while Draymond Green added 21.
A day later, Warriors GM Bob Myers was scheduled to address the media, but Kerr showed up instead and said he wouldn't be available for Game 4, either.
"We're all thinking about coach and wishing that he gets better".
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