Game ID: 22301169
Golden State Warriors @ Portland Trail Blazers
Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Moda Center, Portland, OR
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
POR 22 24 28 18 92GSW 24 25 26 25 100
GSW @ POR ScoutingGSW @ POR Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
POR availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 5 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 38 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Moore missed 28 since 1/31, out tonight
BACK Ayton back 3/29 after 4, 30 min since (94% of 32)
BACK Thybulle back 3/29 after 5, 7 min since (31% of 23)
BACK Hagans back 3/23 after 4, 18 min since (111% of 17)
BACK Minaya back 3/25 after 2, 6 min since (52% of 11)
BACK Badji back 3/27 after 5, 5 min since (52% of 10)
NEW Banton 29 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Camara 25 to 35 min over the last 3
NEW Walker 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Murray 22 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Rupert 16 to 27 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 6 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 39 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Minaya missed 2 since 4/01, returns tonight: 26 min (228% of 11)
OUT Badji missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Moore missed 29 since 1/31, out tonight
BACK Ayton back 3/29 after 4, 33 min since (101% of 32)
NEW Banton 29 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Henderson 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Walker 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Murray 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Rupert 16 to 31 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 7 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 40 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 3 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Badji missed 3 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Moore missed 30 since 1/31, out tonight
BACK Ayton back 3/29 after 4, 35 min since (107% of 32)
BACK Minaya back 4/05 after 2, 26 min since (228% of 11)
NEW Henderson 28 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Walker 24 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Murray 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Rupert 16 to 33 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 8 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 41 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 4 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Hagans missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT Badji missed 4 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Moore missed 31 since 1/31, out tonight
BACK Ayton back 3/29 after 4, 35 min since (107% of 32)
BACK Minaya back 4/05 after 2, 24 min since (217% of 11)
NEW Henderson 28 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Walker 24 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Murray 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Rupert 16 to 32 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 9 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 42 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 5 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Hagans missed 3 since 4/05, returns tonight: 14 min (82% of 17)
OUT Badji missed 5 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Moore missed 32 since 1/31, out tonight
BACK Minaya back 4/05 after 2, 23 min since (208% of 11)
NEW Henderson 28 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Walker 24 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Murray 22 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Rupert 16 to 33 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 4/12 · back-to-backOUT Simons missed 10 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 43 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 6 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Badji missed 6 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Moore missed 33 since 1/31, out tonight
BACK Hagans back 4/11 after 3, 14 min since (82% of 17)
BACK Minaya back 4/05 after 2, 25 min since (222% of 11)
NEW Henderson 28 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Walker 24 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Murray 22 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Rupert 16 to 32 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 11 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 44 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 7 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Badji missed 7 since 4/01, returns tonight: 10 min (99% of 10)
OUT Moore missed 34 since 1/31, returns tonight: 30 min (298% of 10)
BACK Hagans back 4/11 after 3, 14 min since (82% of 17)
BACK Minaya back 4/05 after 2, 26 min since (228% of 11)
NEW Banton 29 to 35 min over the last 4
NEW Henderson 28 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Walker 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Murray 22 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Rupert 16 to 31 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 4 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Šarić missed 7 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 2 since 3/31, returns tonight: 4 min (36% of 11)
BACK Looney back 3/26 after 2, 12 min since (78% of 16)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 28 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 4/05 · back-to-backOUT Kuminga missed 5 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Šarić missed 8 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Quinones back 4/04 after 2, 4 min since (36% of 11)
NEW Moody 18 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 28 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 6 since 3/27, returns tonight: 27 min (103% of 26)
OUT Šarić missed 9 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Quinones back 4/04 after 2, 4 min since (36% of 11)
NEW Moody 18 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 26 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 2 since 4/05, returns tonight: 29 min (106% of 27)
OUT Šarić missed 10 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 4/07 after 6, 27 min since (103% of 26)
BACK Quinones back 4/04 after 2, 3 min since (31% of 11)
NEW Moody 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 11 since 3/22, returns tonight: 6 min (33% of 17)
BACK Wiggins back 4/09 after 2, 29 min since (106% of 27)
BACK Kuminga back 4/07 after 6, 24 min since (92% of 26)
BACK Quinones back 4/04 after 2, 3 min since (26% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/12 · back-to-backBACK Wiggins back 4/09 after 2, 29 min since (108% of 27)
BACK Kuminga back 4/07 after 6, 28 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Šarić back 4/11 after 11, 6 min since (33% of 17)
BACK Quinones back 4/04 after 2, 3 min since (26% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restOUT Quinones missed 2 since 4/11, returns tonight: 17 min (162% of 11)
BACK Wiggins back 4/09 after 2, 31 min since (114% of 27)
BACK Kuminga back 4/07 after 6, 28 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Šarić back 4/11 after 11, 6 min since (33% of 17)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 23 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 105, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 14 free throws a game; Ayton at 26 and Banton at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Simons (9 straight), Sharpe (42 straight), Thybulle (5 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 110, shooting 52 percent and 47 from three, 15 free throws a game; Thompson at 24 and Curry at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Šarić (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 47 percent from three to Portland's 33. Call it Golden State 113, Portland 110, Portland keeping it close.
4/03 @ CHA 89-86 — POR notes
POR won 89-86. POR shot 40% (37 of 93) to CHA's 41%, 7 of 26 from three, and got to the line 12 times to CHA's 22. POR turned it over 15 times to CHA's 9, and CHA turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 55-36 for them. Ayton led with 24 (12 of 22); Henderson added 22, Walker 14. The hinge was Q1, 30-21: from level to 9 ahead. Murray was the night's best plus/minus at +7.
4/05 @ WAS 108-102 — POR notes
POR won 108-102. POR shot 44% (41 of 94) to WAS's 43%, 9 of 29 from three, and got to the line 24 times to WAS's 30. The glass went 55-45 for them. Ayton led with 34 (13 of 25, 8 of 9 at the line); Banton added 21, Henderson 19. The hinge was Q1, 32-27: from level to 5 ahead. Banton was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
4/07 @ BOS 107-124 — POR notes
POR lost 107-124. POR took 15 more shots (102 to 87), fed by 22 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to BOS's 56%, 14 of 38 from three. The glass went 53-40 for them. Banton led with 28 (11 of 23, 3 of 9 from three); Ayton added 22, Henderson 15. Q2 was theirs, 32-33, but the other 3 periods went 91-75 against them. Rupert's -24 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/09 vs NOP 100-110 — POR notes
POR lost 100-110. POR shot 47% (40 of 85) to NOP's 41%, 13 of 38 from three, and got to the line just 8 times against 19 fouls committed. POR turned it over 21 times to NOP's 9, and NOP turned those into 13 steals. Ayton led with 30 (15 of 22); Henderson added 19, Murray 14. Q2 was theirs, 28-24, turning a 1-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 86-72 against them. They led by as many as 11. Henderson's -31 in 41 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/11 vs GSW 92-100 — POR notes
POR lost 92-100. POR took 20 more shots (97 to 77), fed by 20 offensive rebounds, but shot 36% to GSW's 47%, 8 of 34 from three. Ayton led with 25 (12 of 24); Henderson added 18, Walker 17. Q3 was theirs, 28-26, the deficit cut from 3 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 74-64 against them. Minaya's -20 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/12 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 104, shooting 41 percent and 31 from three, 15 free throws a game; Ayton at 27 and Henderson at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Simons (10 straight), Sharpe (43 straight), Thybulle (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Houston comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 126, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; VanVleet at 25 and Smith Jr. at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-9 a night and Houston minus-9 and the defense, Portland allowing 104 a night to Houston's 126. Call it Portland 113, Houston 111, Houston keeping it close.
4/14 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 107, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Fox at 30 and Murray at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest. Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 110, shooting 41 percent and 32 from three, 18 free throws a game; Ayton at 23 and Banton at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Simons (11 straight), Sharpe (44 straight), Thybulle (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Sacramento 114, Portland 106.
4/04 @ HOU 133-110 — GSW notes
GSW won 133-110. GSW shot 59% (47 of 80) to HOU's 42%, 17 of 35 from three. GSW turned it over 18 times to HOU's 12, and HOU turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 43-29 for them. Curry led with 29 (9 of 14, 2 of 6 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Thompson added 29, Jackson-Davis 20. The hinge was Q1, 33-24: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
4/05 @ DAL 106-108 — GSW notes
GSW lost 106-108. GSW took 9 more shots (93 to 84), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to DAL's 48%, 12 of 35 from three. Curry led with 28 (9 of 23, 5 of 14 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Thompson added 16, Podziemski 14. Q1 was theirs, 32-31, but the other 3 periods went 77-74 against them. Jackson-Davis's -26 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 vs UTA 118-110 — GSW notes
GSW won 118-110. GSW shot 53% (49 of 92) to UTA's 47%, 14 of 35 from three, and got to the line 6 times to UTA's 21. The glass went 47-29 for them. Thompson led with 32 (12 of 23, 6 of 13 from three); Kuminga added 21, Podziemski 16. The hinge was Q1, 41-28: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Looney was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
4/09 @ LAL 134-120 — GSW notes
GSW won 134-120. GSW shot 59% (47 of 80) to LAL's 46%, 26 of 41 from three. GSW turned it over 15 times to LAL's 7, and LAL turned those into 8 steals. Thompson led with 27 (10 of 16, 5 of 10 from three); Curry added 23, Wiggins 17. The hinge was Q1, 38-29: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 18. Paul was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
4/11 @ POR 100-92 — GSW notes
GSW won 100-92. GSW shot 47% (36 of 77) to POR's 36%, 12 of 35 from three. Curry led with 22 (8 of 22, 5 of 16 from three); Kuminga added 19, Wiggins 15. The hinge was Q4, 25-18: a lead of 1 became 8. Looney was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
4/12 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 52 percent and 45 from three, 18 free throws a game; Thompson at 26 and Curry at 26 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; McCollum at 32 and Williamson at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Ingram (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 45 percent from three to New Orleans's 40 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-7 a night and New Orleans plus-3. Call it Golden State 116, New Orleans 112, New Orleans keeping it close.
4/14 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 26 and Thompson at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Horton-Tucker at 17 and Lofton Jr. at 16 a game. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 43 percent from three to Utah's 32 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-7 a night and Utah minus-3. Call it Golden State 119, Utah 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PORAH A. Hagans
DA D. Ayton
DR D. Reath
JM J. Minaya
JW J. Walker
KM K. Murray
RR R. Rupert
SH S. Henderson
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BP B. Podziemski
CP C. Paul
DŠ D. Šarić
JK J. Kuminga
KL K. Looney
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
SA Saric
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
POR/GSW the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Stephen Curry has 22 points, Warriors rally to beat Trail Blazers 100-92
PORTLAND, Ore. -- — Stephen Curry had 22 points and the Golden State Warriors rallied down the stretch for a 100-92 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night.
Jonathan Kuminga added 19 points for the Warriors, who had a 16-1 run in the final quarter for their third straight win and ninth in the last 10 games. Golden State has already clinched a play-in spot but can potentially improve its playoff seeding in the final two games.
“You know they’re going to play hard and with a lot of energy and for the most part it worked for about 42 minutes, but we just got really disciplined down the stretch, had great point of attack defense,” Curry said. “We just competed and that last six minutes was hard-nosed basketball. That’s what it took to win.”
Deandre Ayton led Portland with 25 points and 11 rebounds. Scoot Henderson had 18 points and 12 assists. It was his eighth game this season with at least 10 assists, which leads all rookies.
The Trail Blazers, sitting in second-to-last in the Western Conference, have won just two of their last 15 games.
Neither team was able to lead by more than single digits through the first three quarters. Kris Murray made a 3-pointer that gave the Blazers an 85-79 lead with just more than nine minutes left. Curry's 3 narrowed it for the Warriors.
Curry's pullup jumper tied it at 86. Kevon Looney added a free throw before Curry made another 3 to make it 90-86 with 4:42 to go, and the Warriors led the rest of the way.
“Steph's done that a million times so it never surprises you. Obviously, wasn’t his best shooting night but he made some big ones down the stretch,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “We played him more than we wanted but we got it done.”
With the victory the Warriors (45-35) surpassed their win total from last season, when they went to the conference semifinals.
“It's a loaded conference. Everybody's good,” Kerr said. “It's just tough to make up ground.”
Golden State was coming off a 134-120 victory over the Lakers on Tuesday night. Klay Thompson scored 27 points and the Warriors made a season-high 26 3-pointers.
Thompson was unavailable against the Blazers because of right knee tendonitis. Draymond Green (right knee contusion) and Gary Payton II (left calf tightness) were also unavailable.
The Blazers (21-59) have been inundated all year by injuries and they sat several players as the season wound down. Among those on the bench were Anfernee Simons (right knee tendonitis) Jerami Grant (right hamstring strain) and Matisse Thybulle (right ankle).
Portland led 19-12 in the opening quarter, but overall it was close for most of the first half and Golden State took a 49-46 lead into the break.
It was back-and-forth throughout the third quarter. Ayton's jumper from out front knotted the game at 54 for the Blazers, but Andrew Wiggins answered with a 3-pointer for Golden State.
The Blazers went up 64-62 on Henderson's floater but the lead was short-lived and the Warriors led 75-74 going into the final period.
“They're all going though the same maturation process,” Blazers coach Chauncey Billups said about his young players. “They're playing their butts off, they're playing hard as hell, they're giving me everything they've got, which I love. And they're tired as heck right now.”
UP NEXT:
Warriors: Host the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night, wrapping up Golden State's league-high 17th back-to-back of the the season. The Warriors host Utah on Sunday to wrap up the regular season.
Trail Blazers: Host the Houston Rockets on Friday night before visiting the Kings on Sunday in the final game of the season.