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Golden State Warriors roll to 118-106 win over Trail Blazers in Game 1: During an extended television timeout in the third quarter, the Trail Blazers were strewn along their own sideline waiting for play to resume. Gerald Henderson was practicing his shooting motion with the ball at mid-court, Terry Stotts was standing by himself, scanning a freshly printed stat sheet, and the rest of the team was spread out along the bench. -- The Oregonian

Trail Blazers' Gerald Henderson on Warriors' Anderson Varejao: 'He tripped me on purpose': Trail Blazers wing Gerald Henderson had to leave Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Golden State Warriors when he was ejected late in the third quarter after an altercation with Warriors backup center Anderson Varejao. -- The Oregonian

Game 1 vs. Golden State Warriors hard to digest for Trail Blazers: Go ahead and grab a roll of Tums, Rip City, this will be hard to digest. The Trail Blazers were outclassed and overwhelmed in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals, falling 118-106 to the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena in a one-sided Sunday afternoon matchup that wasn't nearly as close as the final score might suggest. -- The Oregonian

With Stephen Curry watching, the Warriors thumped the Blazers, but this series has a long way to go: The Golden State Warriors thumped Portland 118-106 Sunday in Oracle Arena, and from the Trail Blazers' perspective, the numbers were grim. There was the double-digit loss. There were Damian Lillard's 18 missed shots. There were the 14 shots Golden State's Klay Thompson made. -- The Oregonian

Klay Thompson, Golden State rout Blazers in Game 1, show they are great without Stephen Curry: The excellence known as the Golden State Warriors was on full display Sunday in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals as the shooting of Klay Thompson, the play-making of Draymond Green and the collective Warriors defense rolled to a 118-106 victory over the Trail Blazers at Oracle Arena. -- CSNNW.com

Trail Blazers leave behind honey bear and lemon, and their Game 1 memories: Perhaps it was symbolic that as Damian Lillard departed his locker Sunday evening, he left behind a teddy bear of honey and a plastic lemon holding lemon juice. They were condiments for hot tea, part of his remedy to treat a developing chest cold, and a practice he said he had been employing since the night before Sunday’s Game 1 disaster against the Golden State Warriors. -- CSNNW.com

A fast start for Warriors leaves Blazers itching for Game 2: There was a lot to absorb in Sunday’s 118-106 Golden State victory over the Trail Blazers in the opener of their Western Conference semifinal series at Oracle Arena. So let’s get started: The final score doesn’t reflect the early dominance of the Warriors, who never trailed. -- The Portland Tribune

Warriors take 1-0 lead in West semis: Klay Thompson probably isn’t going to like reading this much, but the All-Star is becoming a superstar. The Warriors’ shooting guard would rather walk his dog than conduct interviews, and when he is coaxed into talking to the media, he likes to focus his chats on the teammates passing him the ball and setting screens for his open shots. -- San Francisco Chronicle

Varejao, Henderson clash in Warriors’ win: Let’s face it: No NBA playoff game is complete without at least one little tiff. The Warriors and Trail Blazers offered an entertaining sideshow Sunday, featuring Anderson Varejao and Gerald Henderson. They came together with 3:29 left in the third quarter, when Henderson bumped Varejao in the lane as Damian Lillard drove to the basket. -- San Francisco Chronicle

Warriors’ defense stymies Damian Lillard, C.J. McCollum: They showed up heralded as the second-best backcourt in the NBA, and rightly so. Damian Lillard is an elite point guard and C.J. McCollum counts as a rising star among shooting guards. Then, as soon as Game 1 started Sunday, it quickly unraveled for Portland’s dynamic duo. -- San Francisco Chronicle

Stephen Curry out Sunday, but progresses to standstill shooting: Stephen Curry took shots standing still Saturday, but the Warriors’ point guard missed Sunday’s Game 1 and is a long shot for Tuesday’s Game 2 of the team’s Western Conference semifinal series against Portland. -- San Francisco Chronicle

No Curry, no worry for Warriors: Well, yes, the Warriors can win playoff games and playoff rounds without Stephen Curry and now they know precisely how to do it. They're kind of getting used to it -- and better at it -- too. The Warriors basically turned Game 1 of the second round into a four-quarter No Curry Worry 101 tutorial, led by professors Draymond Green, Andrew Bogut and Klay Thompson. -- San Jose Mercury News

Warriors roll past Blazers 118-106 in Game 1: After a recent practice Klay Thompson was spotted taking long-distance shots from near the logo a la Stephen Curry. That level of confidence is showing up in the postseason. Thompson scored a playoff career-high 37 points in the Warriors' 118-106 win in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. -- Bay Area News Group

Draymond Green does it all against Blazers -- again: The Portland Trail Blazers clearly have a Draymond Green problem. They don't appear to have anyone who can deal with him at either end of the floor, especially now that he's not making it easier on opponents with more daring passes than he probably should try. -- Bay Area News Group

Stephen Curry aiming to play in Game 3: Warriors guard Stephen Curry envisions a return to action in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals. Asked on the ABC broadcast of Game 1 Sunday about the chances he'll be back for Game 3 against the Portland Trail Blazers, Curry said, "To me, they're pretty good." -- Bay Area News Group

Warriors focus on Damian Lillard: Damian Lillard is going to have to channel his grandfather, Albert Johnson. He's going to need all the grit, resilience and endless energy of his 80-year-old family patriarch. Because Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Warriors, a 118-106 win for the home team, showed Lillard will have to grind like never before if Portland has any chance. -- Bay Area News Group

Warriors' Varejao, Blazers' Henderson ejected: The Warriors and Portland Trail Blazers aren't expecting any bad blood to carry over after Anderson Varejao and Gerald Henderson were both ejected following a pair of third-quarter exchanges in Sunday's Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. -- Bay Area News Group

Draymond's amped-up echo of Kerr fuels Game 1 win: Sensing the troops needed to unite ever more tightly in the absence of Stephen Curry, Draymond Green held court. This is significant because when Draymond holds court, even the walls lean in. -- CSN Bay Area

Klay takes over without Steph: 'Never going to doubt myself': The source of Klay Thompson’s recent string of fabulous shooting goes back to a long night in Houston. The Warriors had taken a Game 3 loss to the Rockets, and Thompson had been among the culpable. Playing without explosive sidekick Steph Curry, Thompson missed all seven of his 3-point shots, a couple of which were curious decisions. -- CSN Bay Area

Klay, Warriors cruise past Blazers in Game 1: The Warriors didn’t need Stephen Curry to make quick work of the Trail Blazers in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals on Sunday. Racing out to an early double-digit lead behind a torrid Klay Thompson, the Warriors laid a 118-106 trouncing on Portland before a joyful sellout crowd at Oracle Arena. -- CSN Bay Area

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