[Sport] NBA: Golden State sweeps Portland and qualifies for fifth straight

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Even without Kevin Durant, the Warriors swept the Trail Blazers (4-0), becoming the second franchise in NBA history to play five finals in a row, a feat that had not been achieved in 53 years. Golden State was however rushed for match 4 Monday night, before overthrowing his opponent (117-119, after extra time). The Oakland franchise has been up to 17 points behind in Oregon.

Thanks to a trio Damian Lillard (28 points, 12 assists) - C.J. McCollum (26 points, 7 assists) - Meyers Leonard (30 points, 12 rebounds) effective, the Trail Blazers seemed able to narrow the gap in this series. But for the third game in a row, the Warriors overthrew Portland in the fourth period. Stephen Curry and Draymond Green were again decisive. The first scored 37 points, took 13 rebounds and gave 11 assists. Green's stats line is also provided: 18 pts, 14 rbds, 11 passes.

"It's funny, a lot of people say that our team did not have a bench depth"

Curry had brought his team back to Portland (104-104) four minutes from the end of regulation time. He then thought he gave the Warriors the win just before the mermaid, but his three-point basket was canceled because of a walk. The Californians made the difference a few minutes later, in overtime. "It's funny, because a lot of people said our team did not have a bench depth and that could be our weak point," said Curry. But this series showed that we had a lot of resources. "

"The score does not reflect the face of this series: it was necessary to fight and get each of these victories, for its part recognized Steve Kerr. I hope that what we achieved will not go unnoticed: to qualify for five finals in a row, it's really difficult, that says a lot of the mindset of my players, their motivation and their constant questioning. Golden State will have the opportunity to get back into history in the event of a third tier title (like the Lakers in 2000, 2001 and 2002). This will require beating Milwaukee or Toronto (currently 2-1 in their conference final). The final will not start until nine days. What give Kevin Durant time to come back ...