The Golden State Warriors had a perfect preseason, and then got to start the 2024-25 NBA season by facing a Portland Trail Blazers team that figures to be not very competitive this year. It was fair to expect an emphatic win.
And an emphatic win was exactly what the Dubs delivered, albeit it took a little bit of a detour for the first quarter.
Steve Kerr opted to open the year with a large starting lineup, with the opening five being Steph Curry, Andrew Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga, Draymond Green, and Trayce Jackson-Davis.