OAKLAND, Calif. — Klay Thompson scored 33 points with six three-pointers, Stephen Curry added 29 and sealed it with a three with 24.9 seconds left, and the Golden State Warriors advanced to the Western Conference finals for the second consecutive season with a 125-121 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 5 on Wednesday night.
At a glance
NBA PLAYOFFS
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7)
TODAY’S GAME All times Central
San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City leads series 3-2
Curry finished with five three-pointers a day after becoming the first unanimous NBA MVP. He added 11 assists after returning to the starting lineup for the first time all series because of a knee injury.
Damian Lillard scored 28 points and CJ McCollum had 27 for the Trail Blazers.