Warriors take 3-0 lead
Grizzles, raptors tie series
LOS ANGELES — Stephen Curry scored 14 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter and the Golden State Warriors stormed back from a 16-point third quarter deficit to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 119-113.
Klay Thompson tallied 24 points on Saturday for the Warriors, who seized a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven first-round Western Conference playoff series.
CJ McCollum scored 32 points and Damian Lillard added 31 for the Blazers, who will try to stay alive with a win in game four on Monday.
"They had a lot of adrenaline but we were able to withstand their runs and get back in the game," said Curry. "I love these kind of moments. I have confidence in myself to make those shots."
Elsewhere Saturday, Marc Gasol lifted Memphis to a 110-108 overtime win over the San Antonio Spurs with a clutch jump shot at the buzzer that allowed the Grizzlies to level their playoff series at 2-2.
Golden State was without forward Kevin Durant (calf injury), guard Shaun Livingston (finger) and forward Matt Barnes (ankle).
Warriors coach Steve Kerr also did not attend the game because of illness. He was replaced by assistant coach Mike Brown.
In Memphis, Gasol's floater over Spurs defender LaMarcus Aldridge with 0.7 seconds left capped a thrilling back and forth first round playoff contest Saturday in front of a crowd of 18,100.
Kawhi Leonard scored a playoff career high 43 points for the Spurs, including San Antonio's final 16 points in the fourth quarter.
Leonard added eight rebounds, six steals and three assists.
Leonard's fade-away jumper with
12 seconds left in regulation gave
San Antonio a 96-94 lead.
But Leonard's brilliant performance was in vain as Mike
Conley led Memphis with 35 points and had nine rebounds and eight assists.
Conley, who had 11 points in the final quarter, answered with a floater in the lane with four seconds left to tie the game at 96.
Leonard then missed a 21-footer at the buzzer to send the game into overtime.
Memphis won despite making a franchise postseason record 23 turnovers that led to 31 San Antonio points.
Elsewhere, DeMar DeRozan, held scoreless from the floor a game earlier, struck for 33 points and nine rebounds to lead Toronto over
Milwaukee 87-76.
The visiting Raptors pulled level with Milwaukee at 2-2 in the best-of-seven
Eastern Conference series, which continues Monday in
Toronto.
In Atlanta, the Atlanta
Hawks led wire-to-wire en route to a dominating 116-98 victory over Washington, cutting the Wizards lead in the playoff series to 2-1.
Forward Paul Millsap registered his second consecutive double-double by finishing with 29 points and 14 rebounds as the Hawks clawed their way back into the
Eastern Conference series.
Millsap was 12 of 20 from the floor and had five assists. The only blemish on his night was missing four-of-nine free throws.