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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry did not practice Thursday with the Golden State Warriors and is unlikely to play in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals at Portland. Curry did some work on the court but has yet to scrimmage...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 27 points and gave Golden State its first lead of the game on a 3-pointer with 5:33 left, and the Warriors rallied to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-99 on Tuesday night for a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry was expected back on the court for more light shooting Monday to test his sprained right knee, still with the hope he could be ready to return for Golden State's Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals Saturday at Portland...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 37 points in another brilliant performance as fellow "Splash Brother" Stephen Curry watched injured, and the Golden State Warriors again dominated without their MVP to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-106 Sunday in the opener of the Western Conference semifinals...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Al-Farouq Aminu scored a career-high 30 points and the Portland Trail Blazers pulled away after Chris Paul left with a broken bone in his right hand, beating the Los Angeles Clippers 98-84 on Monday night to even their playoff series at two games apiece...

HOUSTON (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 23 points and the Golden State Warriors set an NBA playoff record with 21 3-pointers to overcome another injury to Stephen Curry and beat the Houston Rockets 121-94 Sunday for a 3-1 series lead. Curry returned after missing two games with a sprained right ankle, but did not play in the second half after spraining his right knee...

HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden scored 35 points, including the game-winner with 2.7 seconds left, and the Houston Rockets took advantage of Stephen Curry's absence to get a 97-96 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series on Thursday night. ...

(AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers and Miami Heat have retained home-court advantage in the NBA's Eastern Conference quarterfinals by sweeping the first two games at home. The Cavs tied an NBA record by hitting 20 3-pointers in a 107-90 thumping of Detroit ... Read More ...

UNDATED (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs put together another lopsided win over the Memphis Grizzlies to take a 2-0 lead in the NBA's Western Conference quarterfinals. Patty Mills led a balanced attack with 16 points off the bench as the Spurs rolled to a 94-68 pounding of the Grizzlies...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- With Sunday's 115-94 blowout at the hands of the Clippers, the Blazers fell to 1-9 at Staples against the Clippers over the last five seasons. Portland has also lost Game 1 in seven of their last eight playoff appearances dating to the 2000 Western Conference finals...