Yesterday afternoon started the championship run for the Golden State Warriors against the Portland Trail Blazers. Everyone had their eyes on how Kevin Durant would debut in his first playoff game as a Warrior. People wanted to see how would Kevin Durant & Steph Curry would coexist on the court.
As we saw yesterday, they coexisted on the court together pretty well. Kevin Durant finished with 32 points and ten rebounds. Steph Curry finished with 29 points, five rebounds, and four assists.
The Portland Trail Blazers gave the Warriors everything they could until about 4:46 left in the fourth quarter. The Trail Blazers & the Warriors were tied 88-88 at the end of the third quarter. But, with 4:46 left in the fourth quarter Damian Lillard drove aggressively down the lane and tried to put Draymond on a poster. However, instead of Damian Lillard putting Draymond on a poster, Draymond blocks Lillard and takes the heart out of the Trail Blazers.
Damian Lillard finished with 34 points, five rebounds, three assists, and two steals. CJ McCollum finished with 41 points and eight rebounds. You can't even say nobody else stepped up for the Trail Blazers other than Lillard & McCollum. Evan Turner finished with 12 points, ten rebounds, and four assists. Maurice Harkless finished with 11 points, three rebounds, and two steals. But, if the Trail Blazers want to beat the Warriors they're going to need Jusuf Nurkic to come back healthy.
Draymond Green stole the headline yesterday afternoon with his phenomenal performance. If you still had questions about who would win the Defensive Player of the Year award, Draymond answered those questions. Draymond finished with 19 points, 12 rebounds, nine assists, five blocks, and three steals. Draymond Green made a statement last night with a stat line like that.
Can Draymond repeat that performance again, or come close to it? We will find out Wednesday night.
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