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SAN FRANCISCO – Stephen Curry let him fly from far away under pressure with a minute or more to go for another perfect road swish to 62 points, his career high, and the Golden State Warriors beat Portland, 137-122, on Sunday night (Monday Manila time) to split the two-game set with the Trail Blazers.
Curry had the highest-scoring game in the NBA this season, finishing 18 of 31 and 8 of 16 on 3s after starting with a 21-point first quarter. He had the 10th half of his career with 30 points to help the Warriors take a 66-54 at the break.
One small blemish on his bright night: Curry had his free throw streak cut to 80, the franchise record in the first. The race dates from March 29, 2019 against Memphis. Against Portland, he made 18 of 19 attempts.
Damian Lillard scored 32 points for Portland, and CJ McCollum added 28. McCollum was 2-of-8 from deep after his 25 3-pointers in the first five games left him and Curry the only players to do so.
After Portland’s 25-point win on Friday night, the Warriors felt embarrassed and determined to be more aggressive and defend better after the Blazers came out shooting to finish 20 of 43 from deep, and they looked more energetic. on the defensive side. Portland made 14 of 43 3s on Sunday.
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Curry did it all on the other end. When he sat down for good in the final seconds and received hugs from his teammates, the noise from the crowd seemed louder in an arena with no real fans.
Draymond Green provided eight assists and scored a point in his second game of the season with minutes increased from just under 18 to 28. Green is still finding wind. His return on Friday marked his first game since Feb. 27 against the Lakers and a 309-day streak. He had been sidelined the first four games with a right foot injury after he was delayed at the start of training camp because he had the coronavirus.
Warriors No. 2 overall draft pick James Wiseman had 12 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks, the best of his career. He was flagrantly fouled by McCollum in the third.
Lillard and Green received a double technique at the 5:06 mark in the first quarter.
LILLARD VS. Warriors
Lillard, who became the second Portland player to join Hall of Famer Clyde Drexler to reach 15,000 points Friday night, is in his prime against the Warriors.
Lillard has scored at least 29 points in seven straight games against the Warriors and has scored at least five triples in six of those games.
TIPS
Trail Blazers: F Rodney Hood didn’t play after straining his left quad on Friday night and played just five minutes. … McCollum had five assists, nine rebounds and two steals.
Warriors: Curry’s previous record was 54 points on February 27, 2013 at Madison Square Garden in New York. … Curry scored 20 or more in a quarter for the 27th time in his career. … Golden State went 13 of 34 from deep after going just 7 of 35 from 3-point range on Friday. … Andrew Wiggins has scored in double figures in every game so far.
UNTIL NEXT TIME
Trail Blazers – Chicago host Tuesday night.
Warriors: Host Sacramento Monday night.
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