The Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 116-94 in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.
The tone was set by Stephen Curry. The rest of the Golden State Warriors simply followed their leader Tuesday night at Oracle Arena.
Curry unleashed a three-point barrage on the weary Portland Trail Blazers, dropping one long shot after another on his way to 36 points that helped carry the Warriors to a 116-94 victory before a delirious crowd of 19,596.
He connected on nine of 15 three-pointers. He was 12 for 23 from the field. He also had seven assists and six rebounds in delivering the Warriors to a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.
Game 2 is Thursday night.
“Steph got downhill quite a bit,” said Draymond Green, who had what has become a typical night for him with 12 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and three blocks. “But it’s good to see Steph have a game like that at a time that obviously we need it most. It was really big for us, and I expect him to continue to play that way.”
Curry did yeoman work through the first three quarters, cutting up the Trail Blazers for 33 points by going 11 for 21 from the field and eight for 14 from three-point range in the first 36 minutes of the game.
