SAN FRANCISCO – If it wasn’t tough enough defending Klay Thompson and the rest of the Golden State Warriors, the Trail Blazers found in Game 1 they have another hurdle to overcome.
“They set a lot of illegal screens,’’ Blazers guard CJ McCollum said Tuesday at the team’s shootaround at The Olympic Club. “They are moving and stuff. That’s the respect you get when you are champions, you get a lot more respect from the referees.
"You have to figure out a way to get around those screens and make it difficult.’’
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McCollum was the primary defender against Thompson, who scored 37 points for the Warriors in their 118-106 Game 1 victory.
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