Curry Leads Warriors Into Conference Finals

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May 12, 2016

Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors goes up for a shot against the Portland Trail Blazers during Game Five of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2016 NBA Playoffs on May 11, 2016 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Stephen Curry dropped 29 points on Portland last night, to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 125-121 win and a playoff series victory over the Trail Blazers. That propels the Warriors into the Western Conference Finals against the winner of the Oklahoma City-San Antonio series.

In the east, LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers have already clinched a spot in the conference finals, and will play the winner of the Toronto-Miami series. Here & Now's Meghna Chakrabarti gets an NBA playoff update from Here & Now sports analyst Mike Pesca, host of the daily podcast The Gist at Slate.com.

Guest

Mike Pesca, Here & Now sports analyst and host of The Gist at Slate.com. He tweets @pescami.

This segment aired on May 12, 2016.