The Golden State Warriors defeated the visiting Portland Trail Blazers, 125 - 121, in Game 5 Wednesday at Oracle Arena to advance to the Western Conference Finals. The Warriors backcourt was nearly unstoppable on both ends of the floor, as they riddled the Blazers duo of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum down the stretch to close out the series at home. With a healthy Stephen Curry back on the court, the Warriors retained their favoritism to win the NBA Finals, and they looked their regular season form. Although the Blazers took a lead into halftime for the fourth consecutive game of the series, it was not long before Golden State ripped off a 13 - 3 run in the third quarter to retake the lead. The last period of play was back and forth, up and down, high paced playoffs basketball action that saw its fair share of three - pointers and swift passing down low for the Warriors. In the end, the Blazers and head coach Terry Stotts put up a competitive fight through five games, as they overachieved greatly considering their pre - season expectations. Damian Lillard, who normally is lights out in the fourth quarter, struggled to finish at the rim late in the game, but was still perfect from the free throw line. Lillard finished with 28 points, seven rebounds and seven assists on 7 - of - 24 shooting, while C.J. McCollum added 27 points, eight rebounds and five assists on 11 - of - 23 shooting. Al-Farouq Aminu and Maurice Harkless combined for 29 points and were effective on the wings, where they finished 6 - of - 11 from behind the arc. Klay Thompson totalled his fourth 30 - plus point game of the playoffs after finishing with 33 points, two rebounds and one assist on 13 - of - 17 shooting. The reigning, and now back - to - back MVP, Curry, received his trophy before the game, and did not lose a step after stuffing the stat sheet with 29 points, five rebounds and 11 assists on 50 percent shooting. The Splash Brother were tremendous on the defensive end of the floor as well, as both players locked down the Blazers backcourt in the fourth quarter. The Warriors will await the winner of the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. San Antonio Spurs (3 - 2 in favor of the Thunder) series.
["TeamStat(G,'Warriors') has 125 Total points ."
 "TeamStat(G,'Trail Blazers') has 121 Total points ."]