NBA: Warriors advance with rout of Trail Blazers

PORTLAND, OR - APRIL 24: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors is guarded by Damian Lillard #0 of the Portland Trail Blazers during Game Four of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Moda Center on April 24, 2017 in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images/AFP
Stephen Curry (#30) of the Golden State Warriors is guarded by Damian Lillard (#0) of the Portland Trail Blazers during game four of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2017 NBA Playoffs. The game was held at the Moda Center on April 24, 2017 in Portland, Oregon. Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images/AFP

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Golden State Warriors punched their ticket to the second round of the NBA playoffs in emphatic style on Monday, with a 128-103 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.

Stephen Curry scored 37 points with eight assists and seven rebounds before sitting out the fourth quarter as the Warriors wrapped up a four-game sweep of the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series.

The Warriors’ 45 first-quarter points tied the NBA record for the most points scored in the opening period of a playoff game.

Kevin Durant, sidelined the past two games with a left calf injury, scored 10 points in 20 minutes on the floor.

In the next round the Warriors will face either the Los Angeles Clippers or Utah Jazz, whose series was knotted at two games apiece.