Forward Kevin Durant will not be ready to play the first game of the Western Conference finals that his Golden State Warriors team will play this Tuesday against the Portland Trail Blazers, according to information provided by various media outlets. local.
Durant, who was injured in the third period of Game 5 of the semifinal tie against the Houston Rockets, has not been able to recover from a strained muscle in his right calf.
The winner of the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award, who is the Warriors’ leading scorer in the playoffs so far with averages of 34 points, is expected to be recovered for the second game of the series, which is to be celebrate on Thursday, on the same stage at Oracle Arena in Oakland.
Despite Durant’s absence, the Warriors were able to beat the Rockets in the fifth game by 104-99 and in the sixth, they played at the Toyota Center in Houston, by 113-118, with guard Stephen Curry of great leader and hero savior by scoring 33 points, all in the second half, including 23 in the fourth period.
The duel between the Warriors, who reach the Western Conference finals for the fifth consecutive season, and will defend the title of champions, against the Trail Blazers, who will play them for the first time since 2000, will have the incentive of a historic duel that They are going to star two brothers, Stephen and Seth Curry.
Stephen is the big star of the Warriors and Seth is his younger brother, who plays as a reserve point guard with the Trail Blazers.
“It’s a dream come true for both of us,” said Seth Curry at the conclusion of the seventh game last night of the semifinal tie that the Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 96-100 away from home. “This is the first time it has been done in the NBA.”
The youngest of the Curry brothers admitted that the tie was going to be very special for the whole family and they were eager for the action to begin.
Seth said he has played against his brother only at the NBA level and has a 7-2 lead in the nine games they have played, but the two losses have come this season when the Warriors and Trail Blazers tied at 2-2. the series of four games they played in regular competition. EFE