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Warriors rally for 2-0 lead; Heat top Raptors in OT

THE defending champions Warriors mounted a remarkable comeback without Stephen Curry.

Next game, they might have him back and really get rolling.

Klay Thompson scored 27 points and gave Golden State its first lead of the game on a 3-pointer with 5:33 left, helping the Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-99 on Tuesday for a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series.

“It started with how focused we were in that fourth,” Thompson said. “We’ve been down and out before. ... We were just locked in on both sides of the ball. We can build on this game. That effort there in the fourth quarter is what it’s going to take to beat this team.”

It was tighter in Toronto, where Goran Dragic scored 26 points and Dwyane Wade had 7 of his 24 in overtime after Kyle Lowry’s halfcourt shot tied it at the buzzer, helping the Miami Heat beat the Raptors 102-96 in Game 1 of their NBA Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Lowry’s improbable 3-pointer from his own side of the halfcourt line capped Toronto’s 6-point rally in the final 20 seconds of regulation, but the Raptors couldn’t deliver in the extra session. Toronto went scoreless for the first 3:46 of overtime before DeMar DeRozan hit a jumper.

Dunks by DeMarre Carroll and Jonas Valanciunas made it 99-96 with just over 10 seconds to play. Toronto got the ball back after a Miami turnover on the inbounds play, but Wade stripped the ball from DeRozan and sealed it with a 3-point play.

The Raptors host the Heat again tomorrow, and Warriors are in Portland on Sunday.

Curry could be in uniform for that, if he has recovered from a sprain to his right knee.

In his absence Thompson and Draymond Green, who added 17 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocked shots, helped Golden State to another win.

Damian Lillard’s 3 to beat the third-quarter buzzer put Portland ahead 87-76 entering the final 12 minutes — Golden State’s largest deficit going into the fourth all playoffs.

Lillard finished with 25 points and 6 assists, and CJ McCollum added 22 points as Portland hit 13 3’s. The Blazers were also down 0-2 in the first round to the Los Angeles Clippers.




 

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