OAKLAND -– Having ousted the Houston Rockets in five games, the Warriors practiced Friday morning without knowing which team they would face in the Western Conference semifinals.
The answer arrived Friday night, and it’s the Portland Trail Blazers. Game 1 is Sunday afternoon (12:30) at Oracle Arena.
The Blazers advanced with a 106-103 victory over the Clippers at Moda Center in Portland. After losing the first two games in Los Angeles, the Blazers roared back to win four in a row to take the first-round series.
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The Clippers, it should be noted, lost stars Chris Paul and Blake Griffin in Game 4 and neither was able to play in Games 5 or 6.