The Splash brothers Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry led defending champion Golden State back to the Western Conference finals. With Thompson’s sweet shooting touch carried the Warriors while Curry was down, and together again in the starting lineup they guided Golden State another step closer to a repeat title with a 125-121 win over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 5 on Wednesday night.

Klay scored 33 points with six three pointers, while Steph added 29 points and sealed it with  a 3 with 24.9 seconds left  the Golden State advanced to the West finals for the second straight season. Curry finished with five 3s a day after becoming the first unanimous MVP in NBA history. He added 11 assists after returning to the starting lineup for the first time all series because of a knee injury.

“West finals two years in a row, it’s been a special, special season,” Thompson said.

Although Draymond Green had his left ankle re-taped in the fourth quarter, he contributed 13 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. “We know what it takes to win in the playoffs,” Thompson said. “That might be the closest five-game series of all-time.

They lost 7-foot center Andrew Bogut for the second half because of a right leg injury. Thompson shot 13 for 17 and became the first player to have at least five 3s in seven straight games, also recording his fourth 30-point game this postseason.

“Klay’s shooting was incredible tonight,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “Then the way Steph finished the game, that step-back shot to put it to a five-point lead was probably a shot only he can make. So I thought a gutty effort from a lot of guys. It wasn’t our best stuff, but we got it done.”

Now, Golden State will wait for the conclusion of the Oklahoma City-San Antonio series, led 3-2 by the Thunder. And the banged-up Warriors could use the time to get healthy.