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Warriors put Blazers on brink; Gasol sinks Spurs

Stephen Curry scored 14 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter and the Golden State Warriors stormed back from a 16-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 119-113.

Apr 22, 2017; Portland, OR, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates after the Warriors score on the Portland Trail Blazers  in game three of the first round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Jaime Valdez-USA TODAY Sports
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The Warriors storm back

Stephen Curry scored 14 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter and the Golden State Warriors stormed back from a 16-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 119-113. Klay Thompson tallied 24 points on Saturday for the Warriors, who seized a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven first-round Western Conference playoff series. CJ McCollum scored 32 points and Damian Lillard added 31 for the Blazers, who will try to stay alive with a win in game four on Monday.

A delivery

After the final buzzer, Curry collected the game ball and said he planned to deliver it to Kerr. "Our coach is going through a lot right now," Curry said. "He told us to go out and 'win one for the Gipper.'" 

Gasol's floater

Elsewhere on Saturday, Marc Gasol lifted Memphis to a 110-108 overtime win over the San Antonio Spurs, allowing the Grizzlies to level their playoff series at 2-2. Gasol's floater over Spurs defender LaMarcus Aldridge with 0.7 seconds left capped a thrilling back and forth first round playoff contest Saturday in front of a crowd of 18,100.

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"Both teams played their hearts out," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "Just a fantastic basketball game. The fans got their money's worth. Marc made a great shot. L.A. (Aldridge) contested it very well, it (went) down."

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