Blazers have proven the doubters wrong into the 2nd round

The Portland Trail Blazers continue to surprise this season, even if they benefited by untimely injuries for the Los Angeles Clippers. After facing a Clippers' team unable to recover from the loss of stars Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, the Blazers advanced to the face the Golden State Warriors without Stephen Curry in the Western Conference semifinals. The defending champion Warriors will be without the league's reigning MVP for at least the first two games - the series opens Sunday at Oracle Arena.