Well, that really got out of hand. The Golden State Warriors opened up an early can of, well, Golden State basketball on Portland as they go for the series sweep.
Steve Kerr isn’t coaching the team, and in fact might be out for some time, but despite his absence, the Warriors jumped out to a 45-22 lead after the first quarter. A returning Kevin Durant certainly bolstered the lineup as well, helping the team drill eight 3-pointers.
Video, you ask? Why yes:
Did somebody say ?? #SPLASH ??? Dubs tied a franchise record with 8 3-pointers in the first quarter. pic.twitter.com/PQt1TPMzW9
— GoldenStateWarriors (@warriors) April 25, 2017
Just how bad was it? Well, here’s a Twitter sampling:
https://twitter.com/AndyGlockner/status/856707508995596291
https://twitter.com/AGoot18/status/856707671927468035
That’s in reference to this:
Warriors 28-point lead was tied for the largest any team has had in any first quarter this season
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 25, 2017
Portland needs to blow in the cartridge and start over.
— Kevin McGuire (@KevinOnCFB) April 25, 2017
— matt ufford (@mattufford) April 25, 2017
Mike Browns coaching stratigy of "make all ur shots" seems to be more affective than Steve Kerrs stratigy of "make most of your shots"
— PFT Commenter (@PFTCommenter) April 25, 2017
Warriors- 45 points ties the postseason record for points in a 1st quarter
1985 Lakers
1986 Mavericks
2015 Rockets— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/AndyGlockner/status/856708276150575104
It’s the NBA, so no lead is truly safe, but at the same time, this one is truly safe.
Thanks for playing, Portland.
