NBA roundup: Warriors KO Blazers

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[May 12, 2016]  The Sports Xchange
 
 OAKLAND, Calif. -- Stephen Curry bombed in a 3-pointer with 24.9 seconds remaining Wednesday night, helping the Golden State Warriors hold off the Portland Trail Blazers 125-121 and win the Western Conference semifinal playoff series four games to one.

 

In advancing to the Western finals for the second year in a row, the Warriors await the winner of the Oklahoma City Thunder-San Antonio Spurs semifinal. Should the Thunder eliminate the Spurs in Game 6 on Thursday night, the best-of-seven Western finals would begin Monday night in Oakland.

The fifth-seeded Trail Blazers gave the Warriors a battle in Game 5, leading early by as many as 11 and hanging within 118-116 with the basketball inside the final 50 seconds of the game.

However, Klay Thompson harassed Portland star Damian Lillard into a miss from 17 feet, and Curry, freeing himself above the top of the key, nailed a 25-footer for the backbreaking hoop that put Golden State up 121-116.

Curry capped a 29-point night with four free throws in the final 18.2 seconds, helping Golden State record its eighth victory in 10 playoff games this year. Thompson led the Warriors with 33 points. Lillard topped Portland with 28 points, but he shot just 7-for-24.

Raptors 99, Heat 91

TORONTO -- DeMar DeRozan scored 34 points, and Toronto defeated Miami to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Toronto guard Kyle Lowry added 25 points, including five in in the final minute as the Raptors held off a late Heat rally.

The Raptors surged at the start and led by as many as 16 points in the first quarter and were ahead by 20 in the second quarter before the Heat began chipping away at their deficit. Miami got within one with less than two minutes to play before Toronto held on.

Dwyane Wade scored a team-high 20 points for Miami.

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