Gol 24 26 16 33 99
Por 17 19 27 25 88
Date of game: 4/17/2013

Recap: Portland vs. Golden State

Portland, OR (Sports Network) - Stephen Curry knocked down his second 3- pointer of the night with 6:49 left in the second quarter to pass Ray Allen for the most 3-point field goals in a season as the Golden State Warriors finished the regular season on a high note with a 99-88 win over the Portland Trail Blazers at Rose Garden.

Curry began the game 1-for-7 before finding space on the right wing midway through the second stanza for his record-breaking triple. He finished the night with 15 points and five assists.

Klay Thompson paced the Warriors (47-35) with 24 points while David Lee registered his league-leading 56th double-double of the season with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Golden State has clinched the sixth seed in the Western Conference and will face the Denver Nuggets on Saturday in the opening round of the NBA playoffs.

LaMarcus Aldridge did everything he could for Portland (33-49), which concluded the campaign losers of 13 straight. Aldridge tallied 30 points and 21 boards and rookies Damian Lillard and Will Barton contributed 21 and 15 points, respectively. Barton logged 48 minutes.

Aldridge netted two quick baskets for the Blazers to put them up 4-2, but Thompson responded with a 3-pointer to give the Warriors an early lead, which they held for the duration of the game. Golden State led 24-17 after the opening stanza in which Aldridge scored 14 of the 17 points for the home team.

Golden State outrebounded Portland 17-9 in the second frame and got 10 bench points as it extended the lead to 50-36 at intermission.

Portland ended the third on a 9-2 run, capped by Sasha Pavlovic's 3-pointer with 2.9 left on the clock, to get back within three heading into the final 12 minutes.

The Warriors pulled away after Curry sparked a 17-4 surge midway through the fourth with two steals, both of which led to points.

Game Notes

Aldridge had eight field goals at halftime while the rest of Portland combined for just seven ... Curry finished the season with 272 3-pointers ... Thompson shot 5-of-7 from behind the arc ... The Warriors' Harrison Barnes had eight points and 10 rebounds ... Golden State reserves outscored their counterparts, 30-20.

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