----- Klay Thompson scored a team-high 28 points and Andrew Wiggins added 25 points on 9-of-12 shooting as the Golden State Warriors topped the Portland Trail Blazers 118-114 Sunday night at Moda Center.
Another tough loss for the Trail Blazers at Moda Center!
Klay Thompson scored a team-high 28 points and Andrew Wiggins added 25 points and seven rebounds as the Golden State Warriors handed the Portland Trail Blazers their seventh-straight loss 118-114 Sunday night at Moda Center.
Golden State (12-14) used terrific player-movement and ball-movement to attack the Blazers defense. The Warriors connected on 52.9% of their field goals and finished with 31 assists.
Steph Curry struggled Sunday night. He finished with just seven points and eight assists on 2-of-12 shooting. He was 0-for-8 from beyond-the-arc.
Jerami Grant scored a game-high 30 points on 11-of-19 shooting and Anfernee Simons added 24 points and seven assists. Simons failed to connect on a three-pointer going 0-for-5.
Golden State jumped out quick scoring the first eight-points of the game. they led 27-23 after one. The Warriors extended their lead to 53-41 with 5:26 to play in the first half after a 26-18 run. After a Grant bucket cut the deficit to 57-49 with 2:07 to play in the half, the Warriors scored the final eight-points of the half taking a 65-49 lead.
Golden State pushed their advantage to 22 at 73-51 after an 8-2 run to open the third. The Blazers responded with a 10-0 run to cut the deficit to 73-61. Matisse Thybulle would cap off a Blazers 11-2 with a three-pointer to tie the game at 82.
With the game tied at 91, the Warriors exploded for a 16-5 run taking a 107-96 lead with 4:30 to play finished off by a Wiggins three-pointer.
Portland (6-19) responded with an 18-4 run to cut the deficit to 115-114 with 14 seconds to play following a three-point play from Simons.
After a Warriors timeout, the Blazers appeared to have forced a turnover when they trapped Curry on the baseline. Toumani Camara was applying pressure with Grant trailing the play. Curry went down and the ball appeared to have hit his knee or foot before bouncing on the line, but Billups did not have any remaining challenges.
Curry eventually wound up at the foul line with 6.9 seconds remaining. He made the first and missed the second. Deandre Ayton grabbed the rebound and threw the outlet to Shaedon Sharpe, but he was called for an offensive foul. Billups elected not to use his final timeout in favor of pushing the ball up the floor. Golden State would seal the game at the foul line.
The Warriors never trailed in the game.
Notes- Former Blazers' star, Brandon Roy was in attendance sitting courtside.
Up Next- The Trail Blazers will host the Phoenix Suns Tuesday night at Moda Center. The game is scheduled to tip off at 7:00 PM.
Chad's Take- Another strong effort from the Blazers.