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May 18, 2016
S Special
PORTS
Season Ends
A special season in which the
Portland Trail Blazers deied ex-
pectations and advanced to the
postseason with an exciting play-
off run ended in Oakland, Calif.
The Golden State Warriors ad-
vanced to the Western Conference
Finals May 11 after eliminating
Portland with a 125-121 victory in
Game 5.
For the third time in ive games,
the Warriors erased an early dou-
ble-digit deicit to hand the Trail
Blazers a frustrating loss. The
only difference this time was that
it ended Portland’s season. Facing
elimination, the young Trail Blaz-
ers opened the game with the kind
of intensity and aggressiveness
you’d expect from a squad playing
for their playoff lives. But as the
night wore on, the veteran War-
riors slowly gained momentum,
and turned the tables on the Trail
Blazers in the inal quarter to close
out the series.
Golden State Warriors’ Stephen
Curry, right, speaks with
Portland Trail Blazers’ Damian
Lillard at the end of Game 5 of
a second-round NBA basketball
playoff series Wednesday, May
11, 2016, in Oakland, Calif.
The Warriors won 125-121 and
advanced to the conference
inals. (AP photo)
Coaching Contract Extended
The Portland Trail Blazers
and head coach Terry Stotts have
agreed to a contract extension,
president of basketball operations
Neil Olshey announced Monday.
“Terry has been an outstanding
partner and this extension rep-
resents our desire to build a model
of stability and consistency,” said
Olshey.
Stotts completed his fourth
season as Blazers head coach last
week, going 44-38 to solidify his
third consecutive winning sea-
son and third straight postseason
berth, despite not returning four
of ive starters from 2014-15.
Portland defeated the Los Angeles
Clippers in the irst round of the
2016 NBA Playoffs to advance to
the Western Conference Semii-
Terry Stotts
nals for the second time in the past
three seasons.
“As an organization, we have
developed a culture and continuity
that is exciting to be a part of, and
I could not be more appreciative
of the players and coaching staff,”
Stotts said.
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