Lillard felt 'a lot of contact' on Iguodala's game-sealing play

Andre Iguodala blocked a 3-point attempt to tie the game from the Portland Trail Blazers' Damian Lillard late in the Golden State Warriors' 114-111 win on Thursday to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.

Iguodala aggressively pursued Lillard during the final possession, giving him little room to breathe. Lillard said postgame he thinks there was a bit too much contact.

"I know it's a tough position for the referees to be in to make a call at that point in the game," Lillard said, according to ESPN's Tim MacMahon. "Tried to get a little bit of space the first time. He grabbed my arm, and I lost the ball a little bit. I regained it, and I was going to shoot it again. He got his hand on the ball.

"For me, as the offensive player, I felt like it was contact. There was a lot of contact. But obviously, the ref is not going to decide the game or jump in at that point. You know, so ... good defensive play."

Iguodala didn't give Lillard the space he needed to make a play, especially after witnessing the point guard's 37-foot dagger to send the Oklahoma City Thunder home in Game 5 of the first round.

Despite blowing a 17-point third-quarter lead, the Blazers still earned an opportunity to take home-court advantage in the series after going up 111-110 with 1:03 remaining in regulation on Thursday.

Lillard finished the game with 23 points, 10 assists, and five rebounds in 43 minutes.