With 10 seconds left, Stephen Curry made the game-winning 3-pointer to cap off a game-high 31 points, but the Golden State Warriors rallied to defeat the visiting Portland Trail Blazers 110-106 on Wednesday night.In their first of three meetings this month, Golden State defeated the Trail Blazers despite Draymond Green missing a triple-double by one assist and three Warriors scoring at least 12 points off the bench.
Anfernee Simons scored 28 points, while Shaedon Sharpe added 26 points in the Trail Blazers’ first game since he tore the ligament in his right thumb on opening night. Despite outscoring Golden State 48-30 on 3-pointers, the Blazers lost.
In the first half, the Warriors were just 2-for-16 from long range, leading to a 55-48 deficit. Curry went 1-for-6, while Klay Thompson went 0-for-4.
Before Curry sparked a comeback with 17 points in the third quarter to pull the Warriors within striking distance and set himself up for his late heroics, Portland had a lead of up to 11 points.
With 3:43 left, two free throws by Simons gave the Trail Blazers their final lead at 100-99. After that, they only managed six points in the remaining minutes.
With 1:59 remaining, Jonathan Kuminga converted two assists from Green into layups, and Klay Thompson made his third basket of the game, a layup that also came from Green, to give the team a three-point lead.
With 51.1 seconds remaining, Matisse Thybulle made a 3-pointer to tie the game, but Curry made his game-winning shot from beyond the arc to seal the victory.
Curry made 5 of 13 treys in the end. Kuminga and fellow reserve Dario Saric both finished with 13 points, all of which came in the second half. Moses Moody, another backup, added 12 points, Thompson 11 points, and Green 10 points, along with 10 rebounds and nine assists.
Simons made 6 of 13 3-pointers, while Sharpe only made 4 of 9.
For Portland, Jabari Walker scored 12 points off the bench, Duop Reath scored 10, and Toumani Camara pulled down 13 rebounds before fouling out.
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