Overview
- Portland beat Golden State 136-131 at the Moda Center, overcoming a double-digit fourth‑quarter deficit as Jerami Grant scored 35 points with 19 in the final period; Stephen Curry hit 12 threes en route to 48.
- Steve Kerr said, "I'm not doing my job well this year," after the Warriors committed 18 turnovers (eight by Draymond Green) and were outscored 40-32 in the fourth; they average 16 turnovers per game and are 4-11 when they lose the turnover battle.
- Instability persists with 15 different starting lineups in 27 games, injuries to Al Horford and others, and Jonathan Kuminga receiving three straight DNPs as his Jan. 15 trade eligibility approaches, per ESPN.
- League trade season widened on Dec. 15 as many recently signed free agents became eligible to be dealt, with further movement constrained until another eligibility wave on Jan. 15 and the Feb. 5 deadline.
- Elsewhere Sunday: the Hawks edged the 76ers 120-117 in a game that local reporting said included a potential missed backcourt call late, the Hornets shut out the Cavaliers in overtime to win 119-111, and the Nets routed the Bucks 127-82.