OAKLAND -- The Warriors don't expect to have the same luxury of recovering from a slow start when their Western Conference semifinal series shifts to Portland for Game 3 on Saturday.
"We can't afford to be down 19-4 right away," coach Steve Kerr said, referencing the team's early deficit in Tuesday's Game 2 victory that gave Golden State a 2-0 series lead over the Trail Blazers.Portland's Moda Center is considered, like Oakland's Oracle Arena, to be one of the louder arenas in the NBA. The Blazers went 28-13 at home this year, tying them for the eighth-best mark in the league.