PORTLAND, Ore. — The shots fell into the basket nearly anytime the ball left Kevin Durant’s fingertips.
Durant pulled up along the baseline. He pulled up from 3-point range. He drove to the basket. Most of the time, Durant scored.
That was still not enough. The Warriors lost to the Trail Blazers 125-108 on Friday despite Durant posting 40 points on 12-of-21 shooting in a performance that offered various big-picture implications.
The Warriors (51-15) snapped their seven-game winning streak, while Portland (40-26) extended a nine-game winning streak and its 15th win in the past 16 home games.