Overview
- Golden State erased a 21-point fourth-quarter deficit at Chase Center, outscoring Portland 51-26 in the final period to win 129-123.
- Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green and Al Horford logged 16-plus minutes in the first half and did not play after halftime as Steve Kerr continued his preseason ramp-up.
- Al Horford started while Moses Moody opened at shooting guard and Brandin Podziemski ran the second unit; Quinten Post led the Warriors with 20 points, including 13 in the fourth.
- Portland flashed an uptempo attack with 73 first-half points as Shaedon Sharpe scored a game-high 22, building a lead that carried into the fourth before reserves closed it out.
- The Blazers were without Damian Lillard, Scoot Henderson, Robert Williams III and Matisse Thybulle; Jrue Holiday started and sat the second half, while Golden State held out De'Anthony Melton and Seth Curry did not play.