OAKLAND , United States (AFP) — Klay Thompson scored 27 points as the Golden State Warriors staged a fourth quarter fightback to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-99 and take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference semi-final series on Tuesday. The reigning champion Warriors were caught cold in the first quarter after Portland raced into a double-digit lead, holding a 34-21 advantage heading into the second quarter. But Golden State, missing the injured Stephen […]
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NBA: Warriors dominate Portland, Heat crush Hornets to advance
LOS ANGELES ,United States (AFP) — Klay Thompson scored 37 points and Draymond Green posted his first post-season triple-double as the Golden State Warriors opened the second round of the NBA playoffs on Sunday with a convincing 118-106 victory over Portland. The absence of injured superstar Stephen Curry made no difference for the reigning champion Warriors, who connected on 47.3 percent of their shots against a Trail Blazers team that had wrapped up their first-round […]





