Warriors’ Kevin Durant to miss Game 2 vs. Blazers

Warriors forward Kevin Durant will miss Game 2 of the first round Wednesday night against Portland with a strained left calf, Golden State head coach Steve Kerr said. Though he stayed in the game to polish off a 32-point, 11-rebound performance, the four-time NBA scoring champion was in enough pain to miss Tuesday's practice and Wednesday morning's shoot-around. Getting Durant healthy for a championship push that could stretch deep into June ultimately took priority. In addition to Durant, the Warriors will sit point guard Shaun Livingston (right index finger), and forwards Matt Barnes (right ankle) and Kevon Looney (left hip) on Wednesday. [...] Golden State is heavily favored against a Portland team that is without Jusuf Nurkic (right leg) again.