Warriors Take Game 4

Steph Curry returned, Shaun Livingston was ejected and the Golden State Warriors prevailed in Portland over a motivated Trail Blazers team trying to tie the series up. Instead, the Warriors take a 3-1 series lead heading into game 5 in Oakland on Wednesday.

The game was a tale of two halves and an over-time period. The Trail Blazers came out scorching in the first quarter and it took at least three quarters for the Warriors to douse the fires and get a handle on the game.  

Then came the 4th quarter, crunch time with the two teams slugging it out to a 111-111 tied that sent the game to over-time; Steph Curry Time.

'Curry returned from a sprained right knee to score an NBA-record 17 points in overtime, finishing with 40 as the Warriors rallied to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinals with a 132-125 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.'
ESPN

And there you have it. The Golden State Warriors with MVP Steph Curry are a basketball force that just overwhelms some of the best teams' good intentions. They're now one game away from returning to the Western Conference Championship.  

Curry Returns!

Warriors

STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
D. GreenPF	44	5-9	2-3	9-10	1	8	9	5	4	7	2	5	+8	21
H. BarnesSF	29	4-10	1-4	1-2	2	3	5	0	0	0	1	2	-2	10
A. BogutC	26	0-1	0-0	3-6	2	7	9	1	2	2	2	6	-1	3
S. LivingstonPG	12	2-5	0-0	0-0	0	3	3	1	1	0	2	2	-17	4
K. ThompsonSG	42	7-18	5-10	4-4	1	3	4	2	2	0	1	3	+8	23
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
A. IguodalaSF	38	2-5	1-2	2-3	2	1	3	1	1	0	2	2	+19	7
F. EzeliC	9	3-4	0-0	0-0	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	1	+5	6
M. SpeightsC	9	3-4	3-3	2-2	0	3	3	2	1	0	0	2	-2	11
S. CurryPG	37	16-32	5-16	3-3	1	8	9	8	0	0	4	2	+21	40
I. ClarkSG	10	1-3	0-0	1-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	-2	3
L. BarbosaSG	9	1-4	0-2	2-2	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	-2	4
A. VarejaoPF	DNP-COACH'S DECISION
B. RushSF	DNP-COACH'S DECISION
TEAM		44-95	17-40	27-33	10	39	49	22	13	10	14	27		132
		46.3%	42.5%	81.8%