Stephen Curry scored 37 points, and the defending champion Golden State Warriors rallied from 17 points down in the second quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 114-111 for a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.
The Warriors trailed 62-45 with 1:24 left in the second quarter and 65-50 at halftime. They outscored the Trail Blazers 69-49 the rest of the way.
The Trail Blazers had the ball down 3 with 10 seconds left, but Andre Iguodala blocked Damian Lillard’s 28-foot 3-pointer. It would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Warriors outscored the Trail Blazers 11-6. Kevon Looney scored 4 of the Warriors’ 11 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Klay Thompson scored 24 points (13 in the third quarter).
For the Trail Blazers, Lillard had 23 points and 10 assists, and CJ McCollum added 22 points. Seth Curry had 16 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 4 steals off the bench.
The Warriors shot 51.2% from the field to the Trail Blazers’ 44.2% and outscored them 54-32 in the paint.