OAKLAND — Inbounding on the sideline, the Blazers had 8.5 seconds to turn a terrible first quarter into a slightly less terrible first quarter. The Warriors, even without Kevin Durant in Game 2, already had 33 points. The Blazers, meanwhile, had puttered out to 17, having missed 15 of their first 21 shots, while fumbling away eight turnovers in 12 minutes.
They designed the sideline play for CJ McCollum, but the active, bouncy Warriors didn’t allow it. Andre Iguodala and Ian Clark, helping off the inbounder, double-teamed and draped McCollum, forcing Allen Crabbe to reluctantly toss it upcourt to Damian Lillard before a 5-second violation.