Post by SurferGirl on Apr 13, 2017 18:18:32 GMT -8
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Golden St. Warriors
UPDATE: WARRIORS WIN SERIES 4-0
The following is the preview for the series:
The Western Conference's eighth seed Portland Trail Blazers face off against the top seeded Golden St. Warriors in the First Round of the Western Conference bracket of the 2017 NBA Playoffs. The Blazers ended the season at 41-41, good for third in the Northwest Division. The Warriors finished with the best regular season record in the NBA at 67-15, just six fewer wins than last season's NBA record mark of 73-9. They are first in the Pacific Division. The Blazers are led by guards Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, and center Jusuf Nurkic, who saw time in only game 3 of series to an injury. It is anticipated that he will appear at some point. The Warriors are paced by guards Steph Curry and Klay Thompson and forward Kevin Durant. These teams met last season in the Western Conference Semifinals, 4-1.
OVERVIEW
Game 1: Sunday, April 16 (Oakland) - Warriors 121, Blazers 109
Fourth quarter slump dooms Blazers
Blazers - CJ McCollum 41 pts; Evan Turner 10 reb; Evan Turner/Noah Vonleh 4 ast
Warriors - Kevin Durant 32 pts, Draymond Green 12 reb; Draymond Green 9 ast
Game 2: Wednesday, April 19 (Oakland) - Warriors 110-81
Blazers no threat to Durant-less Warriors
Blazers - Maurice Harkless 15 pts; Maurice Harkless 8 reb; Evan Turner 7 ast
Warriors - Steph Curry 32 pts; Draymond Green 12 reb; Draymond Green 10 ast
Game 3 - Saturday, April 22 (Portland) Warriors 119, Blazers 113
Warriors pull away in 4th quarter
Warriors - Steph Curry 34 pts; Draymond Greene 8 reb; Steph Curry 8 ast
Blazers - CJ McCollum 32 pts; Jusuf Nurkic 11 reb; Damian Lillard/Jusuf Nurkic 4 ast
Game 4 - Monday, April 24 (Portland) Warriors 128, Blazers 103
Warriors sweep as Blazers a no-show in game 4
Warriors - Steph Curry 37; Steph Curry/Zaza Pachulia 7 reb; Steph Curry 8 ast
Blazers - Damian Lillard 34 pts; Noah Vonleh 14 reb; Damian Lillard 6 ast
HOME ARENAS
Blazers - Moda Center at the Rose Quarter; Portland, Oregon
Warriors - Oracle Arena; Oakland, California
REGULAR SEASON RECORDS
Blazers -- 41-41 overall; 25-16 Home; 16-25 Away.
Warriors -- 67-15 overall; 36-5 Home; 31-10 Away.
HEAD-TO-HEAD SEASON RESULTS
November 1 (Portland) - Warriors 127, Blazers 104
Curry and Durant combine for 48 in Warriors win
Warriors - Steph Curry 28 pts; Draymond Green 8 reb; Draymond Green 9 ast.
Blazers - Damian Lillard 31 pts, Al-Farouq Aminu 10 reb; Mason Plumlee 6 ast.
December 17 (Oakland) - Warriors 135, Blazers 90
Seven Warriors score 20-plus in lopsided victory
Blazers - Damian Lillard 20 pts; Noah Vonleh 8 reb; Mason Plumlee 5 ast.
Warriors - Kevin Durant 34 pts; Draymond Green 12 reb; Draymond Green 13 ast.
January 4 (Oakland) - Warriors 125, Blazers 117
Curry scores 35, Durant 30 as Warriors top Lillard-less Blazers
Blazers - CJ McCollum 35 pts; Mason Plumlee 10 reb; Al-farouq Aminu/CJ McCollum/Mason Plumlee 5 ast.
Warriors - Steph Curry 35 pts; Steph Curry/Draymond Green 7 reb; Draymond Green 11 ast.
January 29 - (Portland) - Warriors 113, Blazers 111
Blazers rally falls short, Warriors' sweep of Blazers is complete
Warriors - Kevin Durant 33 pts; Kevin Durant 10 reb; Kevin Durant 6 ast.
Blazers - CJ McCollum 28 pts; Mason Plumlee 11 reb; Damian Lillard 8 ast.
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
Blazers' guard Damian Lillard.
TEAM STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON
Points - 107.9
Rebounds - 43.7
Assists - 21.1
Steals - 7.0
Blocks - 5.0
Turnovers - 13.7
FG - 45.9%
FT - 78.0%
3pt - 37.5%
TEAM STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON VERSUS WARRIORS
Points - 105.5
Rebounds - 37.3
Assists - 22.0
Steals - 9.5
Blocks - 3.8
Turnovers - 16.0
FG - 44.4%
FT - 79.0%
3pt - 36.7%
ROSTER
HEAD COACH
Terry Stotts (Oklahoma)
ASSISTANT COACHES
David Vanterpool (St. Bonaventure)
Nate Tibbetts (South Dakota)
Dale Osbourne (South Alabama)
John McCullough (Oklahoma)
Jim Moran (William & Mary)
ATHLETIC TRAINER
Geoff Clark (Oregon St.)
INJURY REPORT (heading into game 1)
C - Jusuf Nurkic (lower leg) - game time decision
F - Ed Davis (shoulder) - out for the season
C - Festus Ezeli (knee) - out for the season
REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS
GOLDEN ST. WARRIORS
Warriors' guard Steph Curry.
TEAM STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON
Points - 115.9
Rebounds - 44.4
Assists - 30.4
Steals - 9.6
Blocks - 6.8
Turnovers - 14.8
FG - 49.5%
FT - 78.8%
3pt - 38.3%
TEAM STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON VERSUS BLAZERS
Points - 125.0
Rebounds - 44.8
Assists - 32.0
Steals - 12.0
Blocks - 3.8
Turnovers - 16.0
FG - 52.9%
FT - 79.5%
3pt - 38.8%
ROSTER
HEAD COACH
Steve Kerr (Arizona)
ASSISTANT COACHES
Ron Adams (Frersno-Pacific)
Mike Brown (San Diego)
Bruce Fraser (Arizona)
Jarron Collins (Stanford)
Chris Demarco (Dominican U CA)
Willie Green ( Detroit)
ATHLETIC TRAINERS
Chad Bergman
Drew Yoder
INJURY REPORT (heading into game 1)
F - Matt Barnes (foot) - Out
F - Kevon Looney (hip) - game time decision
REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS
FUN FACTS
- Though this is unverifiable, this could be the first NBA playoffs series in history to feature two starting centers who wear the number 27 (Jusuf Nurkic of the Blazers and Zaza Pachulia of the Warriors).
- Warriors guard Klay Thompson is the son of former Blazers center Mychal Thompson, who Portland took with the first overall pick in the 1978 NBA Draft.
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