Trail Blazers top Warriors in Tiago Splitter's 1st game
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Before his game against the Golden State Warriors, Portland Trail Blazers center Yang Hansen ended up giving a pair of his shoes to a young fan. In a video pos
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Warriors suffer first lost in blowout fashion vs. Blazers, 138-119
Steph Curry led the Warriors with a game-high 35 points in their 139-119 loss to the Trail Blazers on Friday night.
In the second quarter, the Blazers shot a scorching 9 of 11 from 3-point range. Avdija capped off the incendiary 12 minutes by splashing his fourth trey of the half to give the Blazers a 69-56 halftime lead. Moses Moody missed the first two games of the season with a calf injury, leaving the Warriors without their top point-of-attack defender.
Steve Kerr told reporters the veteran center will miss the front end of the upcoming back-to-back, citing Ivica Zubac and the Clippers' size.
Warriors 137, Nuggets 131 (OT): Curry turned in his first masterpiece of the season, scoring 35 points in the second half and overtime to vanquish the Nuggets in overtime. The Warriors discovered a big lineup that could pay dividends down the line, overcoming a 50-point outburst by San Jose legend Aaron Gordon .
Tiago Splitter, in his first game as Portland’s interim coach, calls Chauncey Billups’ arrest ‘a tough moment, but I’ve got to do my job.’
The Blazers sprinted away from a day-and-a-half of surreal chaos, steamrolling the vaunted Golden State Warriors at the Moda Center.
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Blazers bounce back to defeat Warriors despite Billups’ departure
The Portland Trail Blazers looked confident and poised during their Friday night matchup against the Golden State Warriors, taking them down 139-116. Even despite the recent coaching changes due to Chauncey Billups being placed on immediate leave,