The Portland Trail Blazers fell to the Golden State Warriors tonight 118-103, an outcome that dropped Portland’s road record this season to 1-9 and their overall record to 10-10. All five Warriors starters scored in double figures, led by Steph Curry with 32 points. Anfernee Simons led the Blazers with 19, courtesy of 5-10 three-point shooting.
If you missed the game (and you may have been lucky doing so), you can find our quarter by quarter recap here. After that, here are a few others factors determining the outcome.
Defensive Woes Continue
Smart money says the Warriors read the scouting report coming into this game and decided the easiest way to beat Portland would be to take it to the rim.