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Could Blazers’ top 5 beat Warriors in 7?

By Jacob Swanson

Mar 2, 2017; Boulder, CO, USA; American broadcaster Bill Walton before the game between the Stanford Cardinals and the Colorado Buffaloes at the Coors Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 2, 2017; Boulder, CO, USA; American broadcaster Bill Walton before the game between the Stanford Cardinals and the Colorado Buffaloes at the Coors Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 22, 2017; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) looks down in the second half of game three of the first round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs against the Golden State Warriors at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Jaime Valdez-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 22, 2017; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) looks down in the second half of game three of the first round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs against the Golden State Warriors at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Jaime Valdez-USA TODAY Sports /

Fictional heartbreak adds insult to injury

Despite a distinct advantage in the physical parts of the game, such as rebounding and defense, the Warriors would ultimately take this series in seven games.

This Portland team doesn’t have a player even close to the caliber of LeBron James, who took down Golden State in last year’s Finals, and that will cost them here.

If the Warriors are hot, they’re going to win the series.  You can only hope to contain the offensive firepower of Curry, Thompson and Durant for so long and with the three-point line as a problem area for Portland, the team wouldn’t be able to hang a championship banner in the Rose Garden.

I say Rose Garden, because in this fictional scenario, the Rose Garden takes the cake as the best Blazers arena of all time.

This Portland team would be really, really good.  They’d instantly be a contender in the Western Conference, and give fans a reason to watch the Western Conference Finals.

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If these two teams battled in the NBA semifinals for a couple years in a row, Portland would probably take one, and eventually win a ring.  In an initial seven-game series, though, I’m taking the Dubs.  Sorry, Blazers fans.