By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Steph Curry returned from a sprained right knee to score an NBA-record 17 points in overtime, finishing with 40 as the Warriors rallied to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinals with a 132-125 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.
“I love this game, I love playing and love competing. And really, really missed being out there with my teammates,” Curry said. “To help our team get a win tonight and in that fashion, that was a good feeling in that moment to be back on the floor and playing.” Damian Lillard had also an amazing game with 36 points and 10 assists, but it was not enough.
In the East, Dwyane Wade scored 30 points, including the layup that sent the game to overtime and finished off Miami’s frantic comeback from a nine-point deficit, and the Heat beat the Toronto Raptors 94-87 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Monday night.
Slovenian Goran Dragic added 15 points for the winners and British star Luol Deng almost had a double double (9 p., 9 r.), while the absence of injured Lithuanian center Jonas Valanciunas proved to be a huge problem for the Raptors.