Warriors Crush Blazers to Pick up Fifth Straight Victory

Portland Trail Blazers 106, Golden State Warriors 126 | December 23, 2023

Klay Thomspon scored a game-high 28 points and Stephen Curry added 27 points and the Golden State Warriors rolled to a 126-106 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night in San Francisco.

Brandin Podziemski had 15 points 10 rebounds and seven assists and fellow rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis added 13 points, five rebounds and three assists, helping Golden State extend its winning streak to a season-best-tying five games.

Anfernee Simons had a team-high 25 points to pace Portland, which fell for the ninth time in its last 10 games.

The Trail Blazers ended Curry’s NBA-record 268-game streak with at least one 3-pointer when the clubs met in Portland last Sunday. Curry knocked down a 3-pointer on Golden State’s first possession Saturday as his new run reached three games.

Despite playing without Shaedon Sharpe, out with a strained groin, the Trail Blazers sprinted to a 30-19 lead with 1:52 left in the first quarter before Golden State dominated most of the rest of the game.

Held to 23 points in the first quarter, the Warriors scored a combined 66 points in the second and third quarters, building a double-digit lead that they used to coast to victory on the second night of a back-to-back set.

Golden State made only 10 3-pointers in the game, with Thompson knocking down six in 10 attempts. Curry finished 2-for-7 from beyond the arc.

Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody added 11 points apiece, Kevon Looney a game-high 11 rebounds to complement seven assists, and Chris Paul a team-high 11 assists along with three steals for the Warriors, whose two earlier wins over Portland had come by a total of just eight points.

Malcolm Brogdon scored 17 points and added 12 assists, six rebounds and three steals in the loss.

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