"De'Anthony Melton was once again spectacular as a scorer, knifing into the paint for layups with a quick first step and burying four 3-pointers with a confident jump shot. He put up 23 points, making it four consecutive games in double figures. Steph Curry scored just seven points, only his second game with under 10 points this season. But he chipped in 10 assists to keep the Warriors offense rolling. Jimmy Butler scored 16 points and Brandin Podziemski had 15."
"With star Deni Avdija out with a back injury and Jerami Grant also in street clothes, Portland had no halfcourt playmaker to break down the Golden State defense. Meanwhile, the Warriors made 13 of 31 shots from behind the arc in the first 24 minutes, a number that could have been considerably higher had Steph Curry not gone 1 of 6."
"The Blazers began the third quarter on a 19-5 run, with Toumani Camara's 3-pointer cutting the Warrior advantage to 12 in five minutes. A Gary Payton II layup off a Curry pass, a Curry pullup triple and a Butler dunk off you guess it a Curry assist, pushed the lead back to 79-60 in the next minute. The Warriors led 24 by the end of the third quarter after Podziemski buried one last triple."
Golden State led 67-61 at halftime after making 23 of 46 shots while Portland made 15 of 42. De'Anthony Melton scored 23 points with four 3-pointers and four consecutive double-figure games. Steph Curry scored seven points and added 10 assists. Jimmy Butler scored 16 and Brandin Podziemski had 15. Portland missed starters Deni Avdija (back) and Jerami Grant, leaving no halfcourt playmaker. Portland opened the third with a 19-5 run, but Warriors answered with a sequence of plays including Payton II layup, Curry pullup triple and a Butler dunk, extending the lead to 24. Final score 119-97.
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