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Golden State Warriors at Portland Trail Blazers

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Final
140 - 104

Curry leads Golden State Warriors in 139-104 season-opening rout of the Portland Trail Blazers

Deni Avdija fights off defender for and-1

Buddy Hield had 22 points off the bench for the Warriors, who missed out on the playoffs last year.

Portland led by as many as nine points in the opening quarter, but the Warriors pulled ahead and led 62-50 at the break. Curry had a 3-pointer to open the second half and Golden State led by as many as 37 points the rest of the way.

Portland was led by Scoot Henderson with 22 points off the bench. Shaedon Sharpe didn't play because of a shoulder injury.

Takeaways Terry Stotts, head coach of the Blazers from 2012 to 2021, is now an assistant under Steve Kerr with the Warriors. Stotts saluted the crowd in the opening quarter when the Blazers played a tribute to him on the video scoreboard.

‘We’re definitely more organized this year, I think, than we've been in the past. Terry has been a huge part of that," Kerr said. “He's added so much to our staff and given us some different stuff that we're excited about.”

Key moment Late in the first half Draymond Green, jawed at the refs after being called for a foul and earned his first technical of the season. Kerr put an arm around Green's shoulder and led him off the court.

Key stat Curry, fresh off winning a gold medal at the Paris Olympics this summer, had seven assists in the first quarter alone to move him ahead of Clyde Drexler (6,125) into 38th on the NBA's all-time career list.

Regular Season Series

GS leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Trail Blazers: 38.1%
Warriors: 61.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 140 - 104
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 140 - 104
4th 13.1 Duop Reath lost ball turnover (Gary Payton II steals) 140 - 104
4th 14.2 Duop Reath offensive rebound 140 - 104
4th 16.0 Duop Reath misses 5-foot hook shot 140 - 104

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/gs.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originGS https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/por.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPOR
48-93 FG 36-92
51.6 Field Goal % 39.1
20-48 3PT 8-34
41.7 Three Point % 23.5
24-30 FT 24-30
80.0 Free Throw % 80.0
57 Rebounds 42
15 Offensive Rebounds 13
42 Defensive Rebounds 29
38 Assists 21
13 Steals 10
5 Blocks 4
17 Turnovers 17
1 Team Turnovers 1
18 Total Turnovers 18
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 22
32 Fast Break Points 5
56 Points in Paint 48
27 Fouls 22
37 Largest Lead 9

Game Information

Moda Center

Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 19,480 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Phoenix 3 1 .750 - W2
LA Lakers 3 1 .750 - L1
LA Clippers 2 1 .667 0.5 W2
Golden State 2 1 .667 0.5 L1
Sacramento 1 2 .333 1.5 W1

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 3 0 1.000 - W3
Minnesota 2 1 .667 1 W2
Denver 1 2 .333 2 W1
Portland 1 3 .250 2.5 L1
Utah 0 3 .000 3 L3
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