Blazers May Not Have To Worry About Curry As They Look to Tie Series

They won't know for sure until Monday but the Portland Trail Blazers may have a better chance than they thought to tie their series with the Golden State Warriors.

Golden State Coach Steve Kerr said reigning MVP Stephen Curry is "doubtful" for Monday's Game Four.

The Blazers, led by Damian Lillard's record setting performance, scored their first win of the series Saturday night in Portland.

Game Four is also in Portland.

While Kerr said his star is making progress - he played some 3-on-3 and took part in some drills - it doesn't appear he's fully recovered from the sprained MCL he suffered in round one.

With or without Curry in the game, the Blazers will have their hands full.

Despite their thrilling victory in Game Three - along with 40 points, ten assists, and eight three-pointers from Lillard, they had a strong performance from Al-Farouk Aminu who started off eight-for-eight - Portland has been badly outplayed, especially in the fourth quarter in the first two games.

In game three, they started the final quarter up by 11. They lost by 11.

But the Blazers have played Golden State tough.

In February, they became one of the few teams to beat Golden State during the regular season.

Portland was led then also by Lillard who scored 51.