Stephen Curry towers above kid brother, Seth, as their parents watch: Golden State beats Portland 116-94 in Game 1 of Western Conference Finals
Stephen Curry got the better of brother Seth in Game One of Western Finals with Golden State beating Portland 116-94 on Tuesday night
Stephen Curry scores 36 points to get the better of little brother Seth as Warriors make perfect start to Western Conference Finals
All star point guard, Stephen scored 36 points as he led Golden State to take a 1-0 lead in the best of seven series
Seth had a night to forget with with wayward 3-pointers as Golden State proved too strong
Their parents tossed a coin to decide which of their sons to support, Dell wore Golden State jersey while Sonya Curry turned up in a Portland shirt
Stephen Curry [left[ got the better of younger brother Seth as the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers in Game One of the NBA Western Conference play-offs
Warrior’s Stephen Curry was in game-winning form, scoring 36 points to give Golden State a 1-0 lead in the series
Dell Curry and Sonya court side ahead of the first game of the Western Conference series with a son playing on each team
It was the first time the two brothers Stephen [number 30] and Seth [number 31], have come up against one another in the NBA Finals with big brother prevailing
Making the most of the generous portland defense, Stephen Curry knocked down nine 3-pointers on his way to 36 points, leading the two-time defending champions past the Trail Blazers 116-94 on Tuesday night in Game One of the Western Conference finals.
Portland shooting guard Seth did not fare so well with a 1-7 shooting night.
Speaking after the game, ‘I know what I’m capable of on the floor. The situation calls for me to be a little bit more aggressive and hopefully that’ll continue,’ said Curry, who came in shooting 37.1 per cent on 3 pointers this post-season.
‘Obviously it’s nice to see the ball go in. I didn’t shoot the ball well for 4 1/2 games the last series and got off to a good start tonight. I want to maintain that.
Portland shooting guard Seth did not fare so well with a 1-7 shooting night.
Speaking after the game, ‘I know what I’m capable of on the floor. The situation calls for me to be a little bit more aggressive and hopefully that’ll continue,’ said Curry, who came in shooting 37.1 per cent on 3 pointers this post-season.
‘Obviously it’s nice to see the ball go in. I didn’t shoot the ball well for 4 1/2 games the last series and got off to a good start tonight. I want to maintain that.
‘Every game is different, you’ve got to re-establish yourself. That’s my perspective no matter how I play.’
Meanwhile Stephen Curry shot 12 for 23 in his fourth 30-point performance this post-season, finding far more open looks than he had in the last round against Houston.
In the battle of Curry siblings, Stephen and Seth wearing jersey No 31 for Portland. First blood goes to Stephen and Golden State Warriors
Curry’s scoring form meant the Warriors continued to win in the absence of Kevin Durant
It was a surreal evening for the Curry brothers as they came up against one another on court
There were split loyalties for their parents as well, with father former NBA star Dell Curry [left] wearing a Warriors top and their mother Sonya [right], wearing Blazers uniform
Proud parent: Sonya Curry reacts to the action during the game between her boys, in what was surely an interesting evening for the parents
Rampant Warriors: Klay Thompson celebrates a score with Jordan Bell during the second half on Tuesday night
Golden State’s Draymond Green and Kevin Looney try to keep Zach Collins of the Trail Blazers at bay
Enes Kanter of the Trail Blazers battles for the ball with Draymond Green during Game One on Tuesday night at Golden State
CJ McCollum of the Trail Blazers (left) and Klay Thompson of the Warriors fight for the ball
Lillard hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 6.3 seconds remaining in overtime on December 27 in his last regular-season game at Oracle Arena. He averaged 28.3 points and 6.5 assists in four regular-season games against Golden State this season.
He arrived for Game One in a custom Oakland Athletics baseball jersey having averaged 30 points in his nine previous playoff match-ups against the Warriors.
‘This series is going to get tougher and tougher,’ Green said.
Between warm-up shots, Seth Curry stole a glance to the other end as his big brother went through his own pre-game routine.
Back in the locker room, Stephen Curry said, ‘That was wild.’ Then, he joked, ‘Only me and Seth are going to score, the whole series.’
‘I caught myself a couple times looking up in the stands at my parents,’ Stephen Curry said.
He arrived for Game One in a custom Oakland Athletics baseball jersey having averaged 30 points in his nine previous playoff match-ups against the Warriors.
‘This series is going to get tougher and tougher,’ Green said.
Between warm-up shots, Seth Curry stole a glance to the other end as his big brother went through his own pre-game routine.
Back in the locker room, Stephen Curry said, ‘That was wild.’ Then, he joked, ‘Only me and Seth are going to score, the whole series.’
‘I caught myself a couple times looking up in the stands at my parents,’ Stephen Curry said.
True warrior: Draymond Green and the Golden State fans celebrates scoring during their victory
Coach Steve Kerr certainly thought the rest benefited the Warriors.
‘The schedule favored us but I thought we took advantage of the situation and got off to a good start,’ Kerr said.
The Blazers traveled straight to the Bay Area from Denver after winning Game Seven on Sunday rather than return to Portland.
‘Denver seems like a week ago now,’ Stotts said.
Portland committed four quick turnovers and finished with 21 for 31 Golden State points. G Rodney Hood, who suffered a bone bruise in his left knee Sunday against the Nuggets, scored 17 points. Portland are 1-9 all-time against Golden State in the playoffs.
For Warriors, Damian Jones, who began the season as starting center, returned from a torn left pectoral muscle to play in his first game since December 1.
Golden State are 18-1 in Game One of a play-off series dating to the 2015 title run, having won the last 12 post-season openers.
The Currys became the first brothers to ever face off in a conference final and the first in any round since Marc Gasol for the Grizzlies against Pau Gasol and the Spurs in the first round of the 2017 playoffs.
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