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| Western Conference Semifinals | Game 5 | GS Leads 3-1 |
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49-43 |
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80-11 |
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| How To Watch |
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Wednesday, May 11th, 2016. |
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| Oracle Arena - OAKLAND, CALIF. |
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| 7:30 p.m. PST | ||||||||
| TNT | KNBR 680 | TNT Overtime | ||||||||
| Blog Buddy: Blazer's Edge | ||||||||
| Point Spread | ||||||||
| Portland +13 |
★ | Golden State -13 | ||||||
| Money Line | ||||||||
| Portland +900 | ★ | Golden State -1350 | ||||||
| Over/Under Total | ||||||||
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217.5 Total Points |
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After a huge come from behind overtime victory in game four, the Golden State Warriors return to Oakland with a chance to send the Portland Trail Blazers fishing. Golden State has won six straight home games against Portland by an average of 14.8 points per game.
The league's first ever unanimous MVP Stephen Curry made his presence known to the world in game four by scoring 40 points, grabbing nine rebounds and dishing out eight assists in 37 minutes off the bench. The point spread jumped from 5 points in game four to 13 points in game five. Golden State is 5-0 ATS in their last five home games according to OddsShark.com.
The OVER continues to be a solid bet whenever the Blazers and Warriors square off. The total has gone OVER in nine of the last ten games between the two teams. According to GSWStats, Golden State leads the league in postseason scoring (113.1), assists (27.0), fastbreak points (16.9), points off turnovers (20.7), and net rating (15.5).
Tracy McGrady on ESPN's The Jump said Steph winning the MVP unanimously shows "how watered down our league is."
— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) May 10, 2016
TNT's Mike Fratello gave Draymond Green a second-place vote.
— Diamond Leung (@diamond83) May 10, 2016
The Unanimous MVP: All the best numbers to capture Steph Curry's historic season. https://t.co/5ckhxrroAx pic.twitter.com/JFX4uSVPij
— Tom Haberstroh (@tomhaberstroh) May 10, 2016
Shaun Livingston said he was trying to get the first tech in Game 4, but not the second. Joked that he'll listen to calming music tonight.
— Rusty Simmons (@Rusty_SFChron) May 11, 2016