Behind Curry and Kuminga, Warriors flip flat start into win over Portland

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SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors overcame a flat first half and turned out a 110-106 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night at Chase Center. After being down by as many as many as 11 to the bottom-feeding Trail Blazers, Golden State’s turning point came late in the third quarter. Portland’s young stars Anfernee Simons and Shaedon Sharpe were torching the Warriors, but Jonathan Kuminga’s entry into the game with just under five minutes left in the third countered Portland’s athleticism. In just under 16 minutes, Kuminga had 13 points and was a team-best plus-13 with two steals — including a pivotal one on Portland’s inbound pass that led to a Steph Curry 3-pointer that extended their lead to four. Golden State Warriors | Steph Curry frustrated over Warriors’ mediocre start: ‘I’m sick of talking about it. We just have to do it.’ [*] Golden State Warriors | The Warriors’ 29 turnovers open up bigger questions about the offense [*] Golden State Warriors | Warriors make turnover history in overtime loss to Thunder [*] Golden State Warriors | The latest on Gary Payton II's calf injury [*] Golden State Warriors | Former Warriors GM Bob Myers shares a regret from 2020 NBA Draft [/list] Curry got off to a slow start — as did the Warriors, who shot 2-for-16 from 3 in the first half — but finished with a team-high 31 points shooting 5-of-13 from 3. Draymond Green had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. The Warriors head on a three-game road trip. First to Oklahoma City to play the Thunder on Friday, then will have an extended stay in Phoenix before playing the Suns on Tuesday, then the Los Angeles Clippers that Thursday. Golden State Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga (00) goes up for a slam dunk against the Portland Trail Blazers in the fourth quarter of a NBA game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Golden State Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga (00) walks back after scoring against the Portland Trail Blazers as Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) and Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson (11) wait for him to give him high-fives in the fourth quarter of a NBA game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) lays up a three-point basket against the Portland Trail Blazers in the finals seconds of the fourth quarter of a NBA game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Warriors won 110-106. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Golden State Warriors’ Moses Moody (4) blocks a shot against the Portland Trail Blazers’ Scoot Henderson (00) in the third quarter of a NBA game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green (23) can’t keep the ball inbounds against the Portland Trail Blazers in the third quarter of a NBA game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Golden State Warriors’ Dario Saric (20) is fouled by Portland Trail Blazers’ Malcolm Brogdon (11) in the second quarter of a NBA game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Golden State Warriors’ Andrew Wiggins (22) looks pro pass against Portland Trail Blazers’ Matisse Thybulle (4) in the second quarter of a NBA game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) grimaces in pain after he was fouled in the second quarter of a NBA game against the Portland Trail Blazers at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)  

Source: https://www.thereporter.com/2023/12/06/ ... -portland/