One should never judge a series by its first game, but with their 118-106 victory, the Dubs took care of business with a 20-point lead in the first quarter, never allowing the score to get close after that. Lillard and McCollum shot a combined 30% from the floor—they and the Blazers may have been a little flat from playing in their third city in five days. Klay Thompson scored 37 points for the Dubs, continuing to shoulder the additional scoring responsibility in Curry’s absence. Game 2 should be a better indicator of the course of the series, especially if the Blazers figure out a way to stop Thompson from running wild. If they don’t, it will be over for them as fast as the pundits have predicted.
Game 2 in Oakland on Tuesday night.
– Chuck Strom
