Trail Blazers vs Warriors
Trail Blazers vs Warriors: Warriors vs Trail Blazers series schedule, scores, results, how to watch, live stream, dates After a grueling second round, the dust has settled as the Western Conference finals is set: The No. 1 seed Golden State Warriors will take on the No. 3 seed Portland Trail Blazers in the third playoff meeting between these two teams in the past four seasons.
Golden State punched its ticket into the Western finals first by taking down James Harden and the Houston Rockets in six hard-fought games. They didn't come out unscathed though, as Kevin Durant went down with a calf strain in Game 5 and could miss a substantial portion of this series. Still, they have plenty of talent as they continue their journey toward a three-peat.
Meanwhile, the Trail Blazers rallied from 17 down to beat the Denver Nuggets on the road in Game 7 in what was arguably the best series the playoffs so far.Now, Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum will try to do what no team in the West has been able to do since 2014: take down the Warriors.
Trail Blazers: When Jusuf Nurkic went down with his gruesome, season-ending leg injury in late March, the consensus was that the Blazers' season was done. They would make the playoffs, of course, and maybe win a first-round series, but no one expected they would go on a deep playoff run in the crowded West.
In fact, when they were matched up with the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round, almost everyone picked them to lose. And yet here they are, in the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2000, and set for a matchup against the mighty Golden State Warriors.
Warriors: For the fifth straight season, the Warriors have advanced to the Western Conference finals, and they'll be looking to make it the same number of consecutive trips to the NBA Finals. But their road to a three-peat got a bit more complicated with Kevin Durant's injury in Game 5 of their second-round series with the Rockets.
Now, in year five of their dynasty, they'll have to rely on the original big three of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green as much as they did in year one. Perhaps that's fitting though, with big roster changes, including a potential Durant departure -- likely in the summer.
Golden State punched its ticket into the Western finals first by taking down James Harden and the Houston Rockets in six hard-fought games. They didn't come out unscathed though, as Kevin Durant went down with a calf strain in Game 5 and could miss a substantial portion of this series. Still, they have plenty of talent as they continue their journey toward a three-peat.
Meanwhile, the Trail Blazers rallied from 17 down to beat the Denver Nuggets on the road in Game 7 in what was arguably the best series the playoffs so far.Now, Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum will try to do what no team in the West has been able to do since 2014: take down the Warriors.
Trail Blazers: When Jusuf Nurkic went down with his gruesome, season-ending leg injury in late March, the consensus was that the Blazers' season was done. They would make the playoffs, of course, and maybe win a first-round series, but no one expected they would go on a deep playoff run in the crowded West.
In fact, when they were matched up with the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round, almost everyone picked them to lose. And yet here they are, in the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2000, and set for a matchup against the mighty Golden State Warriors.
Warriors: For the fifth straight season, the Warriors have advanced to the Western Conference finals, and they'll be looking to make it the same number of consecutive trips to the NBA Finals. But their road to a three-peat got a bit more complicated with Kevin Durant's injury in Game 5 of their second-round series with the Rockets.
Now, in year five of their dynasty, they'll have to rely on the original big three of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green as much as they did in year one. Perhaps that's fitting though, with big roster changes, including a potential Durant departure -- likely in the summer.
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