Overview
- Deni Avdija tallied 26 points with a career-high 14 assists, while Donovan Clingan posted a career-best 22 points and 10 rebounds as Portland closed it out at the line.
- Rookie Caleb Love scored 26, drilling two late threes, with Toumani Camara adding 20 and Sidy Cissoko 15 in expanded roles.
- Stephen Curry hit nine threes and finished with 38 points, but Golden State slipped to 9-9 with a third straight loss and a 1-2 NBA Cup mark.
- The Blazers dominated the interior with a 52-32 rebounding edge and 28 second-chance points, flipping an 11-point second-half deficit.
- Portland improved to 2-1 in West Group C despite missing Jrue Holiday, Shaedon Sharpe, Scoot Henderson, Damian Lillard and Matisse Thybulle, while interim coach Tiago Splitter guided a short rotation as the Warriors remained without Jonathan Kuminga.