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National Basketball Association
Golden State 118, Portland 114
When: 9:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 17, 2023
Where: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon
Officials: #93 Jenna Reneau, #52 Scott Twardoski, #14 Ed Malloy
Attendance: 18547

Klay Thompson scored 28 points on 11-of-16 shooting to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 118-114 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night.

Andrew Wiggins added 25 points on 9-of-12 shooting off the bench as Golden State posted back-to-back wins for the first time since Nov. 1 and 3. The victory was also just the sixth in the past 18 games for the Warriors.

Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 14 points and Jonathan Kuminga had 12 for Golden State, which beat the Trail Blazers for the eighth time in the past nine meetings.

Golden State star Stephen Curry scored just seven points and missed all eight of his 3-point attempts to see his NBA record of 268 consecutive games with at least one 3-pointer come to an end. He was 2 of 12 overall.

Jerami Grant scored 30 points for Portland, which dropped its seventh straight game. Anfernee Simons added 24 points after going scoreless in the first half.

Scoot Henderson had 14 points, Shaedon Sharpe scored 12 and Toumani Camara had 11 for the Trail Blazers.

Portland never led in the contest but trailed 113-111 after Sharpe converted a three-point play with 39.1 seconds left.

Golden State's Chris Paul answered with a 12-foot baseline jumper to make it a four-point margin with 20.9 seconds to play. Simons responded with a three-point play to bring the Trail Blazers within one with 14.7 seconds remaining.

Curry split two free throws with six seconds left. Deandre Ayton collected the rebound and passed the ball to Sharpe, who was called for a charging foul as he slammed into Golden State's Brandin Podziemski with 0.6 seconds left.

Podziemski was fouled with 0.3 seconds remaining and made two free throws to sew it up as the Warriors halted a seven-game road losing streak.

Thompson scored on a layup to start an 11-0 burst in the fourth quarter that saw Golden State take a 104-93 lead. Jackson-Davis capped the burst with a dunk with 5:11 remaining.

The Warriors shot 52.9 percent from the field, including 13 of 38 from 3-point range.

Portland made 47.1 percent of its shots and connected on 13 of 35 from behind the arc.

Golden State led by 16 at halftime before Thompson scored the Warriors' first eight points of the third quarter to push their lead to 73-51 with 10:14 left in the quarter.

The Trail Blazers erupted by scoring 31 of the next 40 points to erase the 22-point deficit. Matisse Thybulle knocked down a 3-pointer to tie it at 82 with 2:14 remaining in the quarter.

However, Golden State scored seven of the final nine points of the third quarter to hold an 89-84 advantage.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Golden State   Portland
Klay Thompson 28 Scoring Jerami Grant 30
Stephen Curry 8 Assists Anfernee Simons 7
Trayce Jackson-Davis 8 Rebounds Deandre Ayton 8
Stephen Curry 3 Free Throws Made Anfernee Simons 6
Trayce Jackson-Davis 2 Steals Matisse Thybulle 3
Stephen Curry 1 Blocks Matisse Thybulle 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Golden State 118 52.9 13-38 13-19 31 43 4 10 14
Portland 114 47.1 13-35 21-23 23 37 4 10 14
Upcoming Games
  • Portland will play their next game at home against Phoenix. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .158 after a loss.
  • Golden State will play their next game at home against Boston. The Warriors have a W/L % of .455 after a win and .467 after a loss.