The Warriors overcame a double-figure deficit in the second half for the second consecutive game to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-112 Friday night.
“Luckily, we were at home and we were able to feed off the energy of the crowd. Golden State looked dominant out of the gates, expanding its lead to as many as 18 in the first quarter. “It’s just a sense of urgency,” Poole said of the team’s fourth-quarter defensive effort. “We had some lulls in the game but the guys kept competing and kept fighting. But Poole pointed to a “pretty energetic timeout” in the second half that prompted a gritty and hard-fought ending to push the Warriors back on top by the time of the final horn rang. Then, Thompson drained a 3 to extend the Warriors’ advantage to four.
The Golden State Warriors own a season-best four-game winning streak following Friday's...
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Jordan Poole scored 41 points and made a key 3-pointer with 2:57 to play, Klay Thompson hit from deep with 1:36 left and scored 31, leading the Golden State ...
Warriors: C James Wiseman rolled his left ankle taking part in a 3-on-3 scrimmage after the morning shootaround and Kerr said “it doesn’t seem too serious.” All-Star Andrew Wiggins also took part in that scrimmage as he works back from an illness that followed his stint sidelined by tightness in his right upper leg — 13 in a row missed overall. … Billups said Payton is “close, very close,” to making his season debut. “He just wasn’t on the team and kind of watching from the sideline, he helped earn that ring, and he played his part. So it’s actually awesome for him, all the attention will be on him tonight.” Poole has been the Warriors’ top scorer in nine of the 10 total games missed by Curry so far. Poole notched his second 40-point game in the past 15 contests.
Jordan Poole and Klay Thompson spurred the Warriors to a comeback victory vs. the Blazers with their monster scoring nights.
The Warriors are now currently on a four-game winning streak, with three of those victories coming against teams with a winning record. Poole, Thompson, and the unheralded Jonathan Kuminga spurred a 16-2 run that proved to be decisive after But Jordan Poole and Klay Thompson were having none of it.
After Jordan Poole and Klay Thompson combined for 72 points in the Warriors' comeback over the Blazers, NBA Twitter exploded with reactions.
Warriors closing with Jonathan Kuminga for the second time in three games. Jordan Poole has his 40 points for the second time in his career. What a finish. What a game. That's four straight wins without Steph Curry and Andrew Wiggins to open this eight-game homestand from the Warriors. Then he hits a pick-and-pop dagger 3 with 23 seconds left. Up two, DiVincenzo strips Damian Lillard in isolation with 42 seconds left. [December 31, 2022] He’s compensating by taking a more midrange and getting to the line more. Poole bumps his average over 20 points despite shooting 31.5 percent from 3. Despite blowing their early lead, the Warriors didn’t go away in the final frame. While Golden State’s offense went cold, Portland cut their deficit to only five points by halftime.
Jordan Poole scored 41 points, Klay Thompson made a key 3-pointer with 1:36 left and added 31, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers ...
Warriors: C James Wiseman rolled his left ankle taking part in a 3-on-3 scrimmage after the morning shootaround and Kerr said “it doesn’t seem too serious.” All-Star Andrew Wiggins also took part in that scrimmage as he works back from an illness that followed his stint sidelined by tightness in his right upper leg — 13 in a row missed overall. ... Billups said Payton is “close, very close,” to making his season debut. “He just wasn’t on the team and kind of watching from the sideline, he helped earn that ring, and he played his part. So it’s actually awesome for him, all the attention will be on him tonight.” Poole has been the Warriors’ top scorer in nine of the 10 total games missed by Curry so far. Poole notched his second 40-point game in the past 15 contests.
Jordan Poole exploded for 41 points and teamed with Klay Thompson and Donte DiVincenzo for three 3-pointers in a 16-2, game-ending flurry that allowed the ...
Lillard poured in a team-high 34 points in another of his San Francisco Bay Area homecomings. Thompson finished with 31 points after hitting seven 3-pointers for Golden State, while won its fourth straight at home over the past six days. While Portland was going 4:08 without a point, Kuminga dunked again to give Golden State a lead it never relinquished.