Warriors hold off Blazers to take 3-0 series lead In March, when he was laboring through one of the most extended shooting slumps of his career, Stephen Curry took solace in a remedy that has yet to fail him: keep shooting. For perhaps the best shooter in NBA history, clanged jumpers figure to only persist for so long. In Game 3 of the first round Saturday, after struggling from the field for three-plus quarters, Curry reinforced the importance of not losing faith in himself. Within 24 seconds in the final minute, the two-time reigning NBA MVP hit two jumpers — a three-pointer and a nine-footer — to seal the Warriors' 119-113 win over the Trail Blazers. Golden now enters Game 4 on Monday with a commanding 3-0 series lead. With Kevin Durant watching from the bench in street clothes, Curry and Klay Thompson shot a combined 18-for-46 from the field. After Thompson powered Golden State's game-changing third quarter, Curry hit the two most important shots he took. More than any other club, the Warriors are adept at washing away an ugly half with an inspired third quarter. Thompson jolted out of his malaise with four made three-pointers in that frame. The long-range barrage...