Game ID: 22400938
Portland Trail Blazers @ Golden State Warriors
Monday, March 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 35 33 34 28 130POR 27 22 43 28 120
GSW vs POR ScoutingGSW vs 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.
GSW availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 26 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 4 since 2/23, returns tonight: 2 min (13% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 28 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/04 · back-to-backOUT Kuminga missed 27 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 3/03 after 4, 2 min since (13% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 27 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 28 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 3/03 after 4, 2 min since (13% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 27 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 29 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 3/04, returns tonight: 2 min (14% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Post 15 to 20 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 30 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 3/03 after 4, 2 min since (14% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Santos 13 to 20 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/13 · 2 days' restOUT Podziemski missed 2 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Kuminga missed 31 since 1/05, returns tonight: 20 min (82% of 24)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 3/03 after 4, 2 min since (14% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Payton II 15 to 20 min over the last 4
NEW Santos 13 to 19 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/15 · 1 day's restOUT Podziemski missed 3 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 3/13 after 31, 20 min since (82% of 24)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 3/08 after 2, 3 min since (19% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Post 15 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Payton II 15 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Santos 13 to 19 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/17 · 1 day's restOUT Podziemski missed 4 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 3/13 after 31, 20 min since (83% of 24)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 3/08 after 2, 3 min since (19% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Post 15 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Payton II 15 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Santos 13 to 20 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/18 · back-to-backOUT Podziemski missed 5 since 3/08, returns tonight: 29 min (105% of 28)
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 3/15, returns tonight: 4 min (30% of 15)
BACK Kuminga back 3/13 after 31, 23 min since (94% of 24)
NEW Moody 21 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Payton II 15 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Santos 13 to 18 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 3/03 · back-to-backOUT Grant missed 2 since 2/28, out tonight
OUT Ayton missed 7 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 61 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 5 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Cissoko back 2/28 after 5, 4 min since (33% of 12)
BACK Reath back 2/22 after 2, 11 min since (111% of 10)
POR availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Grant missed 3 since 2/28, out tonight
OUT Ayton missed 8 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 62 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 6 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Cissoko back 2/28 after 5, 3 min since (21% of 12)
BACK Reath back 2/28 after 2, 14 min since (136% of 10)
POR availability going into 3/07 · 1 day's restOUT Grant missed 4 since 2/28, returns tonight: 24 min (74% of 32)
OUT Ayton missed 9 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 63 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 7 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Cissoko back 2/28 after 5, 3 min since (21% of 12)
BACK Reath back 2/28 after 2, 13 min since (124% of 10)
NEW Sharpe 31 to 37 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restOUT Ayton missed 10 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 64 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 8 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Grant back 3/07 after 4, 24 min since (74% of 32)
BACK Cissoko back 2/28 after 5, 2 min since (18% of 12)
BACK Reath back 2/28 after 2, 14 min since (139% of 10)
NEW Sharpe 31 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Walker 12 to 18 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 3/10 · back-to-backOUT Ayton missed 11 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Avdija missed 2 since 3/07, returns tonight: 41 min (135% of 30)
OUT Thybulle missed 65 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 9 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Grant back 3/07 after 4, 30 min since (92% of 32)
NEW Reath 10 to 19 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Ayton missed 12 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 66 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 10 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 2 since 3/09, returns tonight: 15 min (101% of 15)
OUT Cissoko missed 2 since 3/09, out tonight
BACK Grant back 3/07 after 4, 30 min since (92% of 32)
BACK Avdija back 3/10 after 2, 41 min since (135% of 30)
NEW Clingan 20 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Reath 10 to 18 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 3/16 · 3 days' restOUT Grant missed 2 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Ayton missed 13 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 67 since 10/23, returns tonight: 6 min (30% of 21)
OUT Williams III missed 11 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Cissoko missed 3 since 3/09, out tonight
BACK Avdija back 3/10 after 2, 41 min since (136% of 30)
BACK Murray back 3/12 after 2, 15 min since (101% of 15)
NEW Clingan 20 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Walker 12 to 18 min over the last 5
NEW Reath 10 to 18 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 3/17 · back-to-backOUT Grant missed 3 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Ayton missed 14 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 12 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Cissoko missed 4 since 3/09, out tonight
BACK Avdija back 3/10 after 2, 38 min since (128% of 30)
BACK Thybulle back 3/16 after 67, 6 min since (30% of 21)
BACK Murray back 3/12 after 2, 16 min since (107% of 15)
NEW Clingan 20 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Reath 10 to 19 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 3/19 · 1 day's restOUT Grant missed 4 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Ayton missed 15 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 13 since 2/22, not on tonight's roster
OUT Walker missed 2 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Cissoko missed 5 since 3/09, out tonight
BACK Avdija back 3/10 after 2, 36 min since (119% of 30)
BACK Thybulle back 3/16 after 67, 14 min since (68% of 21)
BACK Murray back 3/12 after 2, 23 min since (153% of 15)
NEW Henderson 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Clingan 20 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Reath 10 to 20 min over the last 5
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 112, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Curry at 30 and Butler III at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Kuminga (30 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 118, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 24 free throws a game; Simons at 28 and Sharpe at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Ayton (11 straight), Avdija (2 straight), Thybulle (65 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-7 a night and Portland plus-0 and the defense, Golden State allowing 112 a night to Portland's 118. Call it Golden State 118, Portland 109.
3/03 @ CHA 119-101 — GSW notes
GSW won 119-101. GSW shot 42% (40 of 95) to CHA's 40%, 18 of 50 from three, and got to the line 24 times to CHA's 33. GSW turned it over 8 times to CHA's 17. Hield led with 22 (8 of 14, 5 of 9 from three); Curry added 21, Podziemski 19. The hinge was Q4, 33-24: a lead of 9 became 18. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
3/04 @ NYK 114-102 — GSW notes
GSW won 114-102. GSW shot 49% (43 of 88) to NYK's 45%, 13 of 37 from three. Curry led with 28 (10 of 21, 5 of 9 from three); Butler III added 19, Podziemski 19. The hinge was Q4, 32-21: a lead of 1 became 12. GSW trailed 47-55 at the half and won the second half 67-47. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
3/06 @ BKN 121-119 — GSW notes
GSW won 121-119. GSW shot 49% (40 of 82) to BKN's 51%, 12 of 32 from three, and went to the line 32 times to BKN's 18 — 29 points from the stripe to their 16. GSW turned it over 16 times to BKN's 11. The glass went 45-32 for them. Curry led with 40 (12 of 20, 7 of 13 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Butler III added 25, Payton II 16. The hinge was Q2, 40-25: the deficit went from 20 to 5. GSW trailed 55-60 at the half and won the second half 66-59.
3/08 vs DET 115-110 — GSW notes
GSW won 115-110. GSW shot 42% (35 of 84) to DET's 46%, 12 of 41 from three. Curry led with 32 (8 of 22, 4 of 15 from three, 12 of 12 at the line); Butler III added 26, Santos 15. The hinge was Q4, 31-23: GSW came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 5. GSW trailed 51-54 at the half and won the second half 64-56. Santos was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
3/10 vs POR 130-120 — GSW notes
GSW won 130-120. GSW shot 53% (45 of 85) to POR's 48%, 21 of 41 from three. Payton II led with 26 (11 of 16, 4 of 6 from three); Curry added 24, Moody 20. The hinge was Q2, 33-22: a lead of 8 became 19. Hield was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
3/13 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Curry at 29 and Butler III at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Podziemski (2 straight), Kuminga (31 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; LaVine at 25 and DeRozan at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Sabonis (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the line, where Golden State takes 27 free throws a game to Sacramento's 19 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 14 times a game to Sacramento's 10. Call it Golden State 117, Sacramento 112.
3/15 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 27 free throws a game; Curry at 27 and Butler III at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Podziemski (3 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Anunoby at 21 and Towns at 20 a game. Without Brunson (3 straight), Tucker (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 42 percent from three to New York's 34 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-5 a night and New York minus-2. Call it Golden State 116, New York 111.
3/17 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 28 free throws a game; Curry at 27 and Butler III at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Podziemski (4 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jokić at 32 and Murray at 23 a game. Without Strawther (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 109 a night to Denver's 124 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and Denver minus-4. Call it Golden State 120, Denver 113.
3/18 vs MIL — 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 115 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 27 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Butler III at 16 a game. Without Podziemski (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 26 and Lillard at 21 a game. Without Portis (14 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been plus-4 a night and Golden State minus-1 and the defense, Golden State allowing 108 a night to Milwaukee's 115. Call it Golden State 115, Milwaukee 111, Milwaukee keeping it close.
3/03 @ PHI 119-102 — POR notes
POR won 119-102. POR shot 48% (48 of 99) to PHI's 43%, 11 of 35 from three, and went to the line 19 times to PHI's 13 — 12 points from the stripe to their 9. The glass went 61-43 for them. Simons led with 34 (13 of 26, 6 of 11 from three); Sharpe added 20, Clingan 13. The hinge was Q3, 35-20: POR came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 18. POR trailed 56-61 at the half and won the second half 63-41. Simons was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
3/05 @ BOS 118-128 — POR notes
POR lost 118-128. POR shot 50% (45 of 90) to BOS's 46%, 16 of 40 from three. The glass went 39-52 against them. Simons led with 30 (12 of 21, 3 of 10 from three); Sharpe added 25, Walker 22. Q4 was theirs, 36-26, the deficit cut from 20 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 102-82 against them. Avdija's -21 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/07 @ OKC 89-107 — POR notes
POR lost 89-107. POR took 11 more shots (95 to 84), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 35% to OKC's 46%, 8 of 43 from three. POR turned it over 17 times to OKC's 11, and OKC turned those into 12 steals. The glass went 53-43 for them. Henderson led with 22 (8 of 15, 2 of 5 from three); Sharpe added 19, Simons 14. Q3 was theirs, 28-17, the deficit cut from 18 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 90-61 against them. Camara's -32 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/09 vs DET 112-119 — POR notes
POR lost 112-119. POR shot 39% (36 of 93) to DET's 49%, 15 of 50 from three. The glass went 41-54 against them. Simons led with 34 (14 of 26, 4 of 13 from three); Grant added 25, Henderson 15. Q4 was theirs, 26-22, the deficit cut from 11 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 97-86 against them. Sharpe's -18 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/10 @ GSW 120-130 — POR notes
POR lost 120-130. POR shot 48% (44 of 91) to GSW's 53%, 18 of 42 from three. Avdija led with 34 (11 of 15, 5 of 7 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Simons added 32, Clingan 15. Q3 was theirs, 43-34, the deficit cut from 19 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 96-77 against them. Henderson's -18 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/12 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Simons at 29 and Avdija at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Ayton (12 straight), Thybulle (66 straight), Williams III (10 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and Anunoby at 21 a game. Without Brunson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 110 a night to Portland's 117. Call it New York 114, Portland 112, Portland keeping it close.
3/16 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 120, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Avdija at 24 and Simons at 23 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Grant (2 straight), Ayton (13 straight), Thybulle (67 straight). 3 days' rest. Toronto comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 111, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Quickley at 23 and Barnes at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Agbaji (7 straight), Walter (4 straight), Mogbo (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-9 a night and Portland plus-0 and the defense, Toronto allowing 111 a night to Portland's 120. Call it Toronto 115, Portland 113, Portland keeping it close.
3/17 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 114, shooting 41 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Avdija at 27 and Simons at 22 a game. Without Grant (3 straight), Ayton (14 straight), Williams III (12 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Washington comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 121, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Poole at 20 and Sarr at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Coulibaly (3 straight), Jones (2 straight), Brogdon (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-4 a night and Washington minus-5 and the turnovers, Portland giving it away 18 times a game to Washington's 14. Call it Portland 116, Washington 113, Washington keeping it close.
3/19 vs MEM — 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 112 a night and allowing 112, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Simons at 25 and Avdija at 24 a game. Without Grant (4 straight), Ayton (15 straight), Williams III (13 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Morant at 34 and Bane at 21 a game. Without Morant (2 straight), Aldama (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Portland giving it away 16 times a game to Memphis's 13. Call it Portland 117, Memphis 116, Memphis keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWBH B. Hield
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
JB J. Butler III
KL K. Looney
MM M. Moody
QP Q. Post
SC S. Curry
PORAS A. Simons
DA D. Avdija
DB D. Banton
DC D. Clingan
DR D. Reath
JW J. Walker
SH S. Henderson
SS S. Sharpe
TC T. Camara
GSW/POR 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 scores 24, Jimmy Butler gets triple-double, Warriors beat Blazers for 5th straight win
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Stephen Curry scored 24 points and moved within two 3-pointers of becoming the first player in NBA history with 4,000, Jimmy Butler had a triple-double, and the surging Golden State Warriors won their fifth straight game by beating the Portland Trail Blazers 130-120 on Monday night.
Curry, who became the 26th player in NBA history to score 25,000 points during Saturday’s win against Detroit , needed seven 3s to reach the milestone. He made his first two early then another three in the third.
Butler contributed 15 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for the Warriors' first triple-double this season. Golden State improved to 12-2 since Butler made his debut Feb. 8 and 12-1 in games he played.
Gary Payton II scored a career-high 26 points in the Warriors' 10th win in their last 11 games.
Deni Avdija returned from a two-game absence with a leg injury to record season-bests of 34 points, 16 rebounds and six assists in the Blazers’ fourth straight defeat. He's the first Blazer since Clyde Drexler on March 20, 1990, with that stat line.
Anfernee Simons added 32 points as Portland completed a back-to-back following a 119-112 home loss to the Pistons on Sunday.
Takeaways Trail Blazers: Jerami Grant was sidelined for another game because of his troublesome right knee.
Warriors: Brandin Podziemski missed a second straight game with low back soreness that forced him out late in the first quarter at Brooklyn on March 6 .
Key moment Butler pulled down an offensive rebound with 3:33 remaining to give him his 18th career triple-double in the regular season and 21st overall.
Key stat Golden State shot 51.2% from 3-point range, with Buddy Hield knocking down six 3s, Payton with four and three for 7-foot big man Quinten Post .
Up next The Blazers return home to face the Knicks on Wednesday, while the Warriors host their Northern California rival Sacramento Kings on Thursday to continue a seven-game homestand.