The Golden State Warriors outscored the Portland Trail Blazers by nine in the second half to come away with a 125-121 home win, sending Dub Nation to the Western Conference Finals for the second consecutive season.
In other news, pizza is good, Dunkaroos are great and coffee is a life saver.
While watching the game, my buddy Alex and I talked about how it’s kind of a shame that Klay Thompson gets overshadowed by Curry. Then again, that's kind of what makes Golden State such a beautiful team.
If Thompson was the best player on his team, would he be able to be the alpha? I don’t know the answer to that and he probably doesn’t want to know given how much success the Warriors are having, but Thompson finished with 33 points last night while shooting 13-for-17 from the field and 6-for-9 from the 3-point line.
He’s been great in 10 playoff games, carrying the Warriors without Curry, averaging 27.2 points from the field while shooting an insane 47.5 percent from the 3-point line.
That Curry guy wasn’t bad last night, either, finishing with 29 points and 11 assists while shooting 5-for-11 from the 3-point line.
The Warriors will play either the San Antonio Spurs or Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals. OKC holds a 3-2 lead going into tonight’s game.
For the Blazers, they end their season as overachievers. They have a nice base with Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum. They’ll need to figure out what else they need to add to become a championship contender. If not, aren’t they just kind of in the same limbo they were in with LaMarcus Aldridge?
Wait, No Overtime?
The Toronto Raptors took down the Miami Heat 99-91 last night in Toronto, taking a 3-2 series lead. The most fascinating part?
The game only last 48 minutes! Three of the first games of the series went to overtime, but the Raptors actually closed out the Heat in regulation. Hard to believe, I know!
After shooting close to 30 percent from the field and 15 percent from the 3-point line in the playoffs, DeMar DeRozan was great for Toronto, finishing with 34 points, shooting 11-for-22 from the field, 1-for-1 from the 3-point line and 11-for-11 from the free-throw line.
DeRozan’s PIC when it comes to poor shooting in the playoffs, Kyle Lowry, shot just 9-for-25 from the field, but filled the stat sheet with 25 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, three steals and a block.
Hassan Whiteside was greatly missed. Bismack Biyumbo filled in for Jonas Valanciunas and finished with 10 points, six rebounds and four blocks in 38 minutes.
Amar’e Stoudemire started for the Heat, but played just three minutes. The Heat were forced to play small ball for the game, which is probably a better choice than playing Udonis Haslem more than 10 minutes. Luol Deng, who saw time at center, shot 0-for-8 from the field.
With the win, the Raptors are just one win away from advancing to play the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. That game will be played on Friday at 7 p.m.