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Down by 5 at the half, the Golden State Warriors without Andre Iguodala, sweep the Portland Trail Blazers with a 119-117 overtime win. The Warriors will get a nine day rest before the start of the 2019 NBA Championship where they will play either the Toronto Raptors or the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Warriors found another gear for the third and fourth quarters of the all-important game at Moda Center in Portland. Draymond Green, Steph Curry, and Klay Thompson — who have effectively played six seasons worth of ball (if not more) in the span of the last five campaigns — all played more than 75 percent of the available second-half minutes of Game 3. Green also filled up the stat sheet Saturday night with his third triple-double of this postseason.

Andre Iguodala may have stolen the game and the show in Golden State Warriors’ Game 2 win against Portland Trail Blazers. But beat writers Dieter Kurtenbach and Mark Medina instead dissect the Warriors defensive performance in Game 2 against the Blazers to crush a notion of Draymond Green as the most overrated player in the NBA.

What would have happened if the Warriors actually tried Tuesday? In Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals Tuesday, Golden State turned in what was effectively a lax, regular-season effort. They still beat the Portland Trail Blazers by 22 points. What would have gone down had the Warriors played more than five, maybe 10 minutes of focused, playoff-caliber basketball? Would they have won by 30? What about 40?

After the Warriors prevailed with a 118-113 Game 6 win over Houston to close out the Western Conference semifinals, the Warriors showed this win meant much more than those forgettable ones in January. They yelled. They hugged. They expressed relief. This one felt good, Draymond Green said. I’m not going to go home and sugar coat it. This one felt amazing.'

1:00 - No one better than Draymond Green in the fourth 02:00 - Kevin Durant’s calf strain injury 04:25 - The Dubs template to win without Durant 05:40 - Green and Looney’s “inspired” defense 08:15 - Rockets normalizing pass interference 11:30 - Looney, Jerebko and the bench must carry the load 16:00 - Warriors will throw the kitchen sink at the Rockets 20:15 - Looney's “most important game” as a Warrior 24:45 - Warriors tap “ineffable” qualities Draymond brings when Green made that t

'The Rockets are filled with middle linebackers and we're a bunch of volleyball players.' - Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr

Mark Medina and Dieter Kurtenbach discuss the Golden State Warriors' 126-121 Game 3 overtime loss to the Houston Rockets.

How the Warriors won playoff game two against Houston Rockets

01:20 - “Warriors play ‘slog of a game’” 03:05 - Why this game was unwatchable: 24 fouls on Warriors, 21 fouls on Rockets 03:30 - Harden’s flailing legs: ‘You can’t complain about getting burned when you’re moving closer to the stove’ 05:20 - Kevin Durant won the game by matching Harden’s ‘nonsense,’ which Harden is too skilled to need to wield 06:00 - Rockets deserve to be ‘punished’ for the way Harden plays ‘every single game’ 10:15 - Why Harden’s style ‘makes a m

Warriors will face the Rockets after win over Clippers

The Clippers had no business winning one game over the Warriors in the teams’ first-round NBA Playoff series, but after Wednesday’s 129-121 victory, they’ve now claimed two — at Oracle Arena, no less — and Golden State will have to head back to L.A. to play another game in a series that should be long over.

To prepare himself for a break-out game, Klay Thompson enjoyed some beach volleyball and then took a dip in the ocean. To prepare himself for a break-out game, Kevin Durant mostly relied on X’s and O’s. With their differing styles and personality, Thompson and Durant appeared in harmony just as their lead performer hit a few off notes. In the Warriors’ 113-105 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 4 of their first-round series on Sunday.

Don’t view the Warriors’ Game 3 victory as the team trying to prove a point. No, they were merely trying to restore order to a series that should have never been tied. With the lesson learned in Game 2 — where they had a 16-minute stretch where they, per Stephen Curry, “literally [forgot] how to play basketball”, resulting in choking away a record 31-point lead — still fresh in their mind, Golden State led Game 3 from the opening tip to final buzzer, winning 132-105.

Find out if Golden State may be “broken in ways we have not seen yet” -- or if the team could be empowered by its Game 2 loss to Los Angeles Clippers.